why we use kg/cm2 instead of kg/m2 as a unit of pressure. As we know kg is a M

why we use kg/cm2 instead of kg/m2 as a unit of pressure. As
we know kg is a MKS unit and cm is a CGS unit. So why we use
combination of both(kg/cm2)while describing the pressure.

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why we use kg/cm2 instead of kg/m2 as a unit of pressure. As we know kg is a MKS unit and cm is a ..

Answer / rajesh kumar shukla

when we are meauring the presure in kg/m2as a unit of
presure hen then there is great difference in the result of
the presure as comparethan kg/cm2 because the surface or
cross sectional area at which the presure is to measure
have greater percentage error in measuring the area. so we
use the kg/cm2.

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why we use kg/cm2 instead of kg/m2 as a unit of pressure. As we know kg is a MKS unit and cm is a ..

Answer / abhi

Measurement of pressure in
kg/m2 will lead to lot of
complications due to powers
of 10.

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why we use kg/cm2 instead of kg/m2 as a unit of pressure. As we know kg is a MKS unit and cm is a ..

Answer / pardeep

its eual to 1 atm thats why we used this.it ie to calculate

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