Open main menu

Pascal

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Pascals (Pa) are the SI Unit for pressure.

About Pascals

Pascals are shortened to Pa with an upper case P and a lower case a.
A Pascal is the same as a Newton per metre squared.

Converting to Pascals

Unit To convert Pascals
1 megapascal (1MPa) Convert to Pascals x106 1x106Pa
1 kilopascal (1kPa) Convert to Pascals x103 1x103Pa
1 Pascal (1Pa) Convert to Pascals x1 1Pa
1 millipascal 1(mPa) Convert to Pascals x10-3 1x10-3Pa
1 micropascal 1(µPa) Convert to Pascals x10-6 1x10-6Pa
1 nanopascal 1(nPa) Convert to Pascals x10-9 1x10-9Pa

References

AQA

Pascal (Pa), pages 82, 172-3, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Pascals, pages 162-171, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA

Edexcel

Pascals (Pa), page 202, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel

OCR

Pascals (Pa), pages 34, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR