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Question 132

A steel nail has a wide head at one end and a sharp tip at the other end. A hammer strikes the wide head, pushing the nail into a wooden block. How do the force and the pressure at the sharp tip compare with the force and the pressure applied to the wide head of the nail?

A

Force at the sharp tip is greater, pressure at the sharp tip is greater.

B

Force at the sharp tip is greater, pressure at the sharp tip is less.

C

Force at the sharp tip is the same, pressure at the sharp tip is greater.

D

Force at the sharp tip is the same, pressure at the sharp tip is less.

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  1. IGCSE
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  3. /Pressure

188 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics Pressure, covering Pressure. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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