A full coffee mug has a mass of 0.60 kg and an empty mug has a mass of 0.30 kg. a) Which mug, the full one or the empty one, applies a greater pressure on the table? b) If the full mug applies a pressure of 1200. N/m2, what is the area inside a circular ring of coffee left on the table by the bottom of the mug? c) What is the radius of the ring of coffee?
a. The full mug applies more pressure because a larger force is spread over the given area.
b. The force exerted by the full mug is its weight.
