A wooden block has a mass of 800 g.
The surface of the block in contact with a table has dimensions 0.20 m×0.25 m0.20\text{ m} \times 0.25\text{ m}0.20 m×0.25 m.
The gravitational field strength g g\,g is 10 N/kg.
What is the pressure exerted on the table due to the block?
0.40 N/m20.40\text{ N/m}^20.40 N/m2
16 N/m216\text{ N/m}^216 N/m2
160 N/m2160\text{ N/m}^2160 N/m2
16,000 N/m216,000\text{ N/m}^216,000 N/m2
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