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The SI unit of pressure is named after the scientist:
AEvangelista Torr
BBlaise Pascal
CIsaac Newton
DDaniel Bernoulli
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Blaise Pascal
1. The unit of pressure is written as Pa.
2. It honours a French scientist who studied fluid pressure.
3. That scientist was Blaise Pascal.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Physics Part II, Chapter 10, Mechanical Properties of Fluids._
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