From a chapter on Fluid Statics in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter defines pressure and how it relates to force, as well as how to find the amount of force given area and pressure. Includes questions, problems and exercises, and a downloadable interactive on the properties of gases.

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fluid statics, pressure and area, pressure and force, openstax: pressure, hydrostatic pressure

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)