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    How Do You Calculate Pressure from Force and Area?

    .02 cm^2 (1m^2/100cm^2)=0.0002m^2.
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    How Do You Calculate Pressure from Force and Area?

    Homework Statement calculate the pressure (in Pa) produced by a 2 N force distributed over an area of 0.02 cm^2 Homework Equations P=F/A The Attempt at a Solution Ive came out with three different answers.
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    Calculating Work Done on a Gas Under Constant Pressure: 4.0L to 2.0L at 850 Pa

    Homework Statement Question: The volume of an ideal gas is compressed from 4.0L to 2.0L under a constant pressure of 850 Pa. How much work is done on the gas? Homework Equations W=-P(Change in volume) The Attempt at a Solution I keep coming out with -1.7 which I know is incorrect.