What is Pressure ? | āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


What is Pressure ? | āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


Definition (āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž) : Pressure is the force acting per unit area. (āϚāĻžāĻĒ (Pressure) āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāϞāĨ¤)


Formula (āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°) : P = F/Ahttps://images.openai.com/static-rsc-4/LqMLMg3xfaKUV5WFGa3k2ZoI08Y6jcABSgHTRJzMJRCITBnNcELz6Y_1RteVyE4qc48e04Nn6yMPHLhA1fwmFoMkpnQBHMd6cBSzdw87Z74MRrs-q0Ja5nriFl8X50EBqbO6WFAIY3IIMo_u7HE0NXrtUYbwhLBUEcvfu6uJ4DNYUXwRy_eKQAyxArinjrO5?purpose=fullsize


Where (āϝ’āϤ): P = Pressure (āϚāĻžāĻĒ), F = Force (āĻŦāϞ), A = Area (āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ)


Unit (āĻāĻ•āĻ•) : The SI unit of pressure is Pascal (Pa).(āϚāĻžāĻĒā§° SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ (Pa)āĨ¤)


Examples (āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ)



  1. Sharp knife cuts easily → Small area → High pressure (āϧāĻžā§°āĻžāϞ⧋ āϚāĻžāϕ⧁⧰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻ•āĻŽ, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)

  2. High heel shoes sink in sand → Small area → More pressure (āĻšāĻžāχ āĻšāĻŋāϞ āĻœā§‹āϤāĻžāχ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āϏ⧋āĻŽāĻžāχ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤)

  3. Camel walks easily on sand → Large area → Less pressure (āωāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻž āĻŦāĻšāϞ, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āύāĻžāϏ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


Key Points (āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž)



  • Pressure depends on force and area (āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇)

  • Smaller area → Higher pressure (āϏ⧰⧁ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻĒ)

  • Larger area → Lower pressure (āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻ•āĻŽ āϚāĻžāĻĒ)


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MCQ


1. What is pressure ? | āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


A. Force × Area  B. Force ÷ Area  C. Area ÷ Force  D. Mass × Volume
Ans: B. Force ÷ Area
Explanation: Pressure = Force/Area. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϚāĻžāĻĒ = āĻŦāϞ ÷ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ


2. SI unit of pressure is — | āϚāĻžāĻĒā§° SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ ?


A. Newton  B. Joule  C. Pascal  D. Watt
Ans: C. Pascal
Explanation: SI unit is Pascal (Pa). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ


3. Pressure increases when — | āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇ ?


A. Area increases  B. Force decreases  C. Area decreases  D. Mass decreases
Ans: C. Area decreases
Explanation: Smaller area → higher pressure. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻĒ


4. A sharp knife cuts easily because — | āϧāĻžā§°āĻžāϞ⧋ āϚāĻžāϕ⧁ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻŸā§‡ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ —


A. More mass  B. Less area  C. More volume  D. Less force
Ans: B. Less area
Explanation: Less area increases pressure. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻĒ


5. Pressure depends on — | āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇ ?


A. Only force  B. Only area  C. Force and area  D. Volume and mass
Ans: C
Explanation: P = F/A. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇


6. Why do camels walk easily on sand ? | āωāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ˆ āϚāϞ⧇ ?


A. Less weight  B. Large feet area  C. High speed  D. Less force
Ans: B. Large feet area
Explanation: Large area → low pressure. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻ•āĻŽ āϚāĻžāĻĒ


7. Which produces maximum pressure ? | āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹āϤ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A. Large force, large area  B. Small force, large area  C. Large force, small area  D. Small force, small area
Ans: C
Explanation: Max pressure = High force + small area. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻŦāϞ + āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻĒ


8. If force is constant, pressure decreases when — | āĻŦāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻŽā§‡?


A. Area decreases  B. Area increases  C. Force increases  D. Volume increases
Ans: B. Area increases
Explanation: Larger area spreads force. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻ•āĻŽ āϚāĻžāĻĒ


9. 1 Pascal equals — | ā§§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ —


A. 1 N/m  B. 1 N/m²  C. 1 kg/m  D. 1 J/m
Ans: B. 1 N/m²
Explanation: P = F/A. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϚāĻžāĻĒ = āĻŦāϞ ÷ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ


10. High heel shoes exert more pressure because — | āĻšāĻžāχ āĻšāĻŋāϞ āĻœā§‹āϤāĻžāχ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ —


A. More weight  B. Less area  C. More height  D. Less force
Ans: B. Less area
Explanation: Small contact area increases pressure. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻĒ


Revision (āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰āĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž) : Pressure = Force ÷ Area (āϚāĻžāĻĒ = āĻŦāϞ ÷ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ)