Compressed gas exerts a pressure of 1.8 × 105 Pa on one side of a flat rectangular moving plate in an air-powered press. The plate measures 18 cm by 12 cm.
Calculate the force the gas exerts on the plate.
108 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids, covering 5.5.1 Pressure in a fluid and 5.5.2 Atmospheric pressure. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.