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Differentiate between thrust and pressure.
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| Thrust | Pressure |
|---|---|
| Thrust is the force acting normally on a surface. | Pressure is the thrust per unit area of surface. |
| It is a vector quantity | It is a scalar quantity |
| The S.I. unit is newton(N) | The S.I. is newton per metre2 |
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