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Chemistry, 18.12.2020 18:40 shaheedbrown06

It is much easier to slice a piece of pie with the edge of a sharp knife than with the edge of a pencil. Explain this in terms of applied pressure. Just Putting this out there for other students

The Knife will have more pressure than the edge of a pencil because it has less area. The pencil will have less pressure than the knife because it has more area.

Note: As pressure increases the area will decrease and as the area increases the pressure will decrease.

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