Question

A book sitting on a desk with the surface area of the cover of .05 m^2. The atmospheric pressure is 100kPa. What is the downward force of the atmosphere on the book?

Answer 1

Answer:Force=500

Step-by-step explanation:

Because it say "the downward force of atmosphere" we use ATP

ATP=100kpa

area=0.05m2

F=ATP × area

 100,000pa×0.05m2 =5000N