Cambridge IGCSE Physics
1.8Pressure
Pressure in Cambridge IGCSE Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 1.8.1Define pressure as force per unit area and use p = F/A.
- 1.8.2Describe how pressure depends on force and area in everyday situations.
- 1.8.3Describe qualitatively how pressure under a liquid surface depends on depth and on the density of the liquid.
- 1.8.4Supplement: use Δp = ρgΔh for the change in pressure beneath a liquid surface.
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Pressure in solids and liquids
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