Pascal

This article is about the unit of pressure. For other uses see Pascal (disambiguation)

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The pascal (symbol Pa) is the SI unit of pressure. It is equivalent to one newton per square metre. The unit is named after Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician, physicist and philosopher.

Since 1 Pa is a small pressure, the unit hectopascal (symbol hPa) is more widely used, especially in meteorology. The unit kilopascal (symbol kPa) is also in common use.

1 hectopascal = 100 pascal = 1 millibar.

1 kilopascal = 1000 pascal

External links

Conversion Calculator for Units of PRESSURE & STRESS (http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/ccpress.htm)