The inside of the space shuttle is pressurized to 1.01x105 N/m2 while in deep space (outside pressure = 0). What is the outward force acting on the windshield of the craft if the windshield has a surface area of 0.5 m2?
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The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
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The inside of the space shuttle is pressurized to 1.01x105 N/m2 while in deep space (outside pressure = 0). What is the outward force acting on the windshield of the craft if the windshield has a surface area of 0.5 m2?
Is the answer as simple as shown below or am I missing something because the outside pressure is zero.
Force = Pressure x Area = (1.01 x 10^5 N/m^2) x (0.5 m^2) = 5.05 x 10^4 N
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