A wooden block of weight 10 N is placed on a table. If the area of the base of the block is 0.2 m², what is the pressure exerted by the block on the table?

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A 2 Pa
B 50 Pa
C 20 Pa
D 100 Pa

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Answer: B. 50 Pa

Pressure is force per unit area. Here P = 10 N / 0.2 m^2 = 50 N/m^2 = 50 Pa. Multiplying instead of dividing would give the wrong answer, 2.

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A wooden block of weight 10 N is placed on a table. If the area of the base of the block is 0.2 m², what is the pressure exerted by the block on the table?

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