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The pascal, the SI unit of pressure and stress, equals what?

One newton per square meter (1 Pa = 1 N/m²).

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  1. One newton per square meter ✔
  2. One newton times one meter
  3. One kilogram per cubic meter

Why: Pressure is force spread over an area. One pascal is tiny, so engineers usually work in kilopascals, megapascals and gigapascals.

Huh, didn't know that: Standard air pressure at sea level is about 101.3 kPa, roughly 101,300 newtons on every square meter.

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Why was the pascal so calm? It never let pressure get to it, only spread it out.
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Answer: One newton per square meter. Pressure is force spread over an area. One pascal is tiny, so engineers usually work in kilopascals, megapascals and gigapascals.

  1. OpenStax University Physics Volume 1: 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure openstax.org/books/university-physics-volume-1/pages/14-1-fluids-density-and-pressure
    The SI unit for pressure is the pascal (Pa)
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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