What is Pressure ? | āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŋ ?
What is Pressure ? | āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŋ ?
Definition (āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž) : Pressure is the force acting per unit area. (āĻāĻžāĻĒ (Pressure) āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāϞāĨ¤)
Formula (āϏā§āϤā§ā§°) : P = F/A
Where (āϝ’āϤ): P = Pressure (āĻāĻžāĻĒ), F = Force (āĻŦāϞ), A = Area (āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ)
Unit (āĻāĻāĻ) : The SI unit of pressure is Pascal (Pa).(āĻāĻžāĻĒā§° SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāϏā§āĻā§āϞ (Pa)āĨ¤)
Examples (āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ)
- Sharp knife cuts easily → Small area → High pressure (āϧāĻžā§°āĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§ā§° āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻāĻŽ, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
- High heel shoes sink in sand → Small area → More pressure (āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āϤāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤)
- Camel walks easily on sand → Large area → Less pressure (āĻāώā§āĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻž āĻŦāĻšāϞ, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āύāĻžāϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Key Points (āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻĨāĻž)
- Pressure depends on force and area (āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§)
- Smaller area → Higher pressure (āϏ⧰⧠āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ)
- Larger area → Lower pressure (āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻĒ)
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MCQ
1. What is pressure ? | āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŋ ?
A. Force × Area B. Force ÷ Area C. Area ÷ Force D. Mass × Volume
Ans: B. Force ÷ Area
Explanation: Pressure = Force/Area. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĒ = āĻŦāϞ ÷ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ
2. SI unit of pressure is — | āĻāĻžāĻĒā§° SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
A. Newton B. Joule C. Pascal D. Watt
Ans: C. Pascal
Explanation: SI unit is Pascal (Pa). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāϏā§āĻā§āϞ
3. Pressure increases when — | āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§ ?
A. Area increases B. Force decreases C. Area decreases D. Mass decreases
Ans: C. Area decreases
Explanation: Smaller area → higher pressure. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒ
4. A sharp knife cuts easily because — | āϧāĻžā§°āĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ —
A. More mass B. Less area C. More volume D. Less force
Ans: B. Less area
Explanation: Less area increases pressure. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒ
5. Pressure depends on — | āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ ?
A. Only force B. Only area C. Force and area D. Volume and mass
Ans: C
Explanation: P = F/A. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§
6. Why do camels walk easily on sand ? | āĻāώā§āĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻāϞ⧠?
A. Less weight B. Large feet area C. High speed D. Less force
Ans: B. Large feet area
Explanation: Large area → low pressure. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻĒ
7. Which produces maximum pressure ? | āĻā§āύāĻā§āϤ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ 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§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞ + āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒ
8. If force is constant, pressure decreases when — | āĻŦāϞ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŽā§?
A. Area decreases B. Area increases C. Force increases D. Volume increases
Ans: B. Area increases
Explanation: Larger area spreads force. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻĒ
9. 1 Pascal equals — | ā§§ āĻĒāĻžāϏā§āĻā§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§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĒ = āĻŦāϞ ÷ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ
10. High heel shoes exert more pressure because — | āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āϤāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ —
A. More weight B. Less area C. More height D. Less force
Ans: B. Less area
Explanation: Small contact area increases pressure. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ → āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒ
Revision (āĻĒā§āύ⧰āĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻž) : Pressure = Force ÷ Area (āĻāĻžāĻĒ = āĻŦāϞ ÷ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ)