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A nail is made pointed at its end to ensure that pressure is more for a given amount of force applied on it. True or False?(a) True(b) FalseThe question was asked in semester exam.Asked question is from Fluids Mechanical Properties Pressure topic in section Mechanical Properties of Fluids of Physics – Class 11

Answer» CORRECT choice is (a) True

The explanation: Pressure is DEFINED as force PER unit area. And we NEED more pressure to drive the nail easily into the wall. So we make the nail pointed as it has a much lesser area than a blunt END.


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