Question

The aqueous humor in a person's eye is exerting a force of 0.242 N on the 1.21 cm2 area of the cornea. What pressure is this in mm Hg?

Answer 1

Answer:

15.00124mmHg

Explanation:

Pressure is defined as the ratio of force applied to an object to its area.

Pressure = Force/Area

Given parameters

Force = 0.242N

Area = 1.21cm²

Required parameters

Pressure = 0.242/1.21

Pressure = 0.2N/cm²

Using the conversion to convert the pressure to mmHg

1N/cm² = 75.0062mmHg

0.2N/cm² = y

y = 0.2 * 75.0062

y = 15.00124mmHg

Hence the pressure in mmHg is 15.00124mmHg