Which one of the following is NOT a unit of ‘Pressure’?

Which one of the following is NOT a unit of ‘Pressure’?

Bar
Atmosphere
N/m²
N/m
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UPSC Geoscientist – 2021
Pressure is defined as Force per unit Area (P = F/A). The unit of force is Newton (N) and the unit of area is square meter (m²), so the SI unit of pressure is N/m², also known as Pascal (Pa).
Looking at the options:
A) Bar is a unit of pressure (1 bar = 10⁵ Pa).
B) Atmosphere (atm) is a unit of pressure (1 atm ≈ 1.013 × 10⁵ Pa).
C) N/m² is the SI unit of pressure (Pascal).
D) N/m is a unit of force per unit length, which can represent surface tension or linear force density, but NOT pressure.
Pressure is force distributed over an area. Its units reflect this (Force/Area). Common units include Pascal (Pa), N/m², Bar, Atmosphere, psi (pounds per square inch), mmHg (millimeters of mercury), etc.
N/m is the unit of surface tension, which is the force acting per unit length along the surface of a liquid.
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