Pressure is inversely proportional to the area of contact for a constant force.
What is the effect of pressure of a human body on sand ?
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2021 · Topic: Mechanics (Fluid Statics and Dynamics (Continuity Equation, Bernoulli's Theorem))
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