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Apr 5, 2017

I tried this:

Explanation:

Pressure is Force over Surface or #N/m^2# (Newton divided by meter squared).

Multiply top and bottom by #m#:
#(Nm)/m^3#

But #Nm=J# Joule as in Work or Energy;

#m^3# is Volume;

so

#"Pressure"=J/m^3# energy per volume or energy density.

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