What is the difference between force and pressure?
Asked by bhaipandu | 2nd Mar, 2010, 05:32: PM
Expert Answer:
1/Force is vector quantity, while pressure is a scalar quantity.
2/ Pressure is force per unit area, while force is the external agency that changes the direction of motion, or speed of the object in motion.
3/SI unit of force is Newton, N and that of pressure is Pa, Pascal, N/m2.
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