Pressure in fluids
What Pressure in fluids means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Pressure is calculated using p = F ÷ A, where F is the normal force in newtons and A is the area in square metres.
The force acting normally per unit area at the surface of a fluid, calculated using p = F ÷ A.
Topics that use Pressure in fluids
- Pressure in a fluid 1 (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Area
- force
- newton
- particle arrangement
- Pascal (Pa)
- Pressure
- Rearranging equations
- SI units and unit consistency
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