Pressure in fluids and upthrust

(A)PRESSUREINFLUIDSANDTRANSMISSION(A) PRESSURE IN FLUIDS AND TRANSMISSION

4.1 THRUST AND PRESSURE

Thrust is the ^^force acting normally on a surface^^

  • is a vector quantity
  • thrust exerted by a body = weight of the body
  • SI unit - newton (N)
  • 1N = 10^5 dyne
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