Visualizing Chemistry
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Activity 5 1-13-11 Pressure
How much pressure do you place on someone when you stand on them?
I weight 180 lbs and have size 7 1/2 feet, if I assume I have 9 in^2 contact with the ground then the pressure exerted on the ground is 180/9 or 20 PSI.
20 lbs/in^2
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