Answer
$p=42,510Pa$
Work Step by Step
$m = 65 kg, g = 9.81 m/s²$
$A = 150 cm² = 150 \times (0.01 m)² = 0.015 m²$
$p = \frac{F}{A}$. But, $F = W = mg$
$p=\frac{mg}{A}=\frac{65kg\times9.81m/s²}{0.015}=42,510Pa$
Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics, Structure, and Change
by Atkins, Peter; de Paula, Julio
Published by
W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10:
1429290196
ISBN 13:
978-1-42929-019-7
Foundations - Topic A - Matter - Exercises - Page 23: A.13(a)
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