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Pressure is defined as:
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A The force acting normally (perpendicular) on a unit area of a surface
B The force acting parallel to a surface
C The product of force and area
D The weight of an object divided by its volume
Explanation

Pressure is the force acting perpendicular to a surface per unit area, P = F/A.

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