Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Pressure

Pressure — practice question

The laboratory floor is finished with a surface that stops people slipping when it is wet.
(a)[1]

Name the force that stops a person from slipping.

(b(i))[5]

Calculate the pressure on the floor caused by the student and the stool.

(b(ii))[2]

Explain why a stool leg without a pad causes more damage to the floor.

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