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Pressure Calculations in Physics Exam

A man squeezes a pin between his thumb and finger, exerting a force of 84 N on the pinhead, which has an area of 6.0 x 10-5 m2. This results in a pressure of 1.4 x 107 Pa on the pinhead. The pin exerts an equal and opposite force of 84 N on the man's thumb. The pin causes more pain in the thumb than finger because the thumb has a smaller area over which the force is distributed. The document also discusses water pressure in swimming pools. At the bottom of a 3 m deep pool with a water density of 1000 kg/m3, the pressure is 2.94 x 104 Pa. In a pool of the

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Pressure Calculations in Physics Exam

A man squeezes a pin between his thumb and finger, exerting a force of 84 N on the pinhead, which has an area of 6.0 x 10-5 m2. This results in a pressure of 1.4 x 107 Pa on the pinhead. The pin exerts an equal and opposite force of 84 N on the man's thumb. The pin causes more pain in the thumb than finger because the thumb has a smaller area over which the force is distributed. The document also discusses water pressure in swimming pools. At the bottom of a 3 m deep pool with a water density of 1000 kg/m3, the pressure is 2.94 x 104 Pa. In a pool of the

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6 (a) A man squeezes a pin between his thumb and finger, as shown in Fig. 6.1. For
Examiner’s
Use
finger
pinhead
pin
thumb

Fig. 6.1

The finger exerts a force of 84 N on the pinhead.

The pinhead has an area of 6.0 × 10–5 m2.

(i) Calculate the pressure exerted by the finger on the pinhead.

pressure = ................................................ [2]

(ii) State the value of the force exerted by the pin on the thumb.

................................................. [1]

(iii) Explain why the pin causes more pain in the man’s thumb than in his finger.

..................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................ [2]

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(b) The density of the water in a swimming pool is 1000 kg / m3. The pool is 3 m deep. For
Examiner’s
(i) Calculate the pressure of the water at the bottom of the pool. Use

pressure = ................................................ [2]

(ii) Another pool has the same depth of water, but has twice the area.

State the pressure of the water at the bottom of this pool.

pressure = ................................................ [1]

[Total: 8]

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