Pressure is force per unit area applied in a direction perpendicular to the surface of an object.

Pressure is measured in any unit of force divided by any unit of area. The SI unit of pressure is (the newton per square metre), which is called the pascal (Pa) after the seventeenth-century philosopher and scientist Blaise Pascal. Everyday pressures are often stated in kilopascals (1 kPa = 1000 Pa).

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Fluid pressure Explosion or deflagration pressures Negative pressures Stagnation pressure Surface pressure Pressure of an ideal gas Vapor pressure Liquid pressure Direction of liquid pressure Kinematic pressure

It is thus distinct from the total force acting on a surface. A force can be applied to and sustained by a single point on a solid. However, a force can only be sustained by the surface of an enclosed fluid, i.e., a liquid or a gas. Thus it is more convenient to describe the forces acting on and within fluids in terms of pressure. When a force is applied perpendicular to a surface area, it exerts pressure on that surface equal to the ratio of F to A, where F is the force and A the surface area. Hence, the formula for pressure (p ) is p = F /A. One interesting consequence of this ratio is the fact that pressure can increase or decrease without any change in forcein other words, if the surface becomes smaller, the pressure becomes larger, and vice versa. The barometer, constructed by Torricelli in 1643, consisted of a long glass tube filled with mercury uses pressure. Used in: o Rubber suckers o Syringes o Straw o Studs on soles of shoes

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Pressure is the measure of potential energy stored per unit volume measured in Jm 3 ,related toenergy density