Pascals
Abbreviation/Symbol:
- Pa
Unit of:
- Pressure
Worldwide use:
- The Pascal is widely used, except in some countries like the USA which use the older pounds per square inch(PSI) measure
Definition:
1 Pascal = 1 N/m2 or 1 Kg / m.s2
Origin:
The Pascal was named after mathematician-physicist Blaise Pascal. The name Pascal was approvd by the General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1971
Common references:
- Pascal is approximately the weight of a dollar bill lying flat on a surface. 100 Pascals is the approximate pressure of a strong breeze. A garden hose reaches a pressure of around 300,000 Pa. A human bite averages 1,100,00 Pa
Usage context:
Commonly used in engineering
Multiples:
- There are 100 Pascals in a hectopascal, 1,000 Pascals in a Kilopascal, 1,000,000 Pascals in a Megapascal and 1,000,000,000 Pascals in a Gigapascal