The compressibility of water is 6 10⁻¹⁰ ~m ² / N . If one litre of water is subjected to a pressure of 4 10⁷ ~N / m ² , then the decrease in its volume in millilitre will be

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Bulk modulus B=- P V / V - ve sign shows that with an increase in pressure, a decrease in volume occurs Compressibility K = 1 ~B =- V PV Decrease in volume, V = PVK =4 10⁷ 1 6 10⁻¹⁰=24 10⁻³ litre =24 10⁻³ 10³ ~cm ³=24 ~cc