Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Pressure

Pressure — practice question

Fig. 4.1 displays a pin, while Fig. 4.2 shows a person pressing the pin into a wall.
(a(i))[3]

Calculate the pressure on the top surface of the pin.

(a(ii))[1]

Calculate the pressure produced by the point on the wall.

(b(i))[1]

State the name of the device shown in Fig. 4.3.

(b(ii))[1]

State whether anything is present in the space at the top of the tube, above the mercury column.

(b(iii))[1]

Suggest one possible height for the mercury column when atmospheric pressure falls. Give the unit as well.

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