A wooden block has a mass of 600 g.
The surface of the block in contact with a desk has dimensions 0.10 m×0.15 m0.10\text{ m} \times 0.15\text{ m}0.10 m×0.15 m.
The gravitational field strength g g\,g is 10 N/kg.
What is the pressure exerted on the desk due to the block?
0.09 N/m20.09\text{ N/m}^20.09 N/m2
9.0 N/m29.0\text{ N/m}^29.0 N/m2
40 N/m240\text{ N/m}^240 N/m2
400 N/m2400\text{ N/m}^2400 N/m2
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