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What is pressure? State its unit. Is pressure a scalar or a vector quantity?

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Pressure: The thrust acting per unit area of a surface is called pressure.
Pressure `=("Thrust")/("Area")`
SI unit of pressure is newton metre`""^(-2) (Nm^(-2))`. Pressure is a scalar quantity.
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