Physics PYQ 27 of 350 · Units

Pressure has the same dimensions as:

  1. AForce per unit volume
  2. BEnergy per unit volume
  3. CForce
  4. DEnergy

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Correct answer: (b) Energy per unit volume

Explanation

Pressure is force per unit area:

  • force has dimensions [MLT⁻²] and area [L²], so pressure = [ML⁻¹T⁻²];
  • energy (work = force × distance) has dimensions [ML²T⁻²] and volume [L³], so energy per unit volume = [ML⁻¹T⁻²].

The two are the same, which is why pressure can also be read as the energy stored per unit volume of a fluid.

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