Questions on PressureQ3.An oil jet is used at a factory making chocolate bars with honeycombed candy centres. The candy sheets are cut to size using a high pressure jet of oil. The jet cuts through a brittle sheet of candy without causing it to crumble. The oil jet is circular and has a diameter of 0.15 mm. It hits the sheet with a pressure of 18 000 000 N/m2 Calculate the force produced by the jet on the sheet of candy. P = F/A Area = π (0.075 x 10-3)2 F = 0.32 N
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