Question
The compressibility of water is 4 10^ -5 per unit atmospheric pressure. The decrease in volume of 100 ~cm ^ 3 of water under a pressure of 100 atmosphere will be
BITSAT
Physics
Thermodynamics
2021
BITSAT 2021
BITSAT Physics Question (2021) — Solution
Options
- A. 0.4 ~cm ^ 3
- B. 4 10^ -5 ~cm ^ 3
- C. 0.025 ~cm ^ 3
- D. 0.004 ~cm ^ 3
Answer
A. 0.4 ~cm ^ 3
Step-by-step solution
Compressibility = 1 ~B = V / V P . Here, P =100 ~atm Compressibility =4 10^ -5 and V =100 ~cm ^ 3 Hence, V =0.4 ~cm ^ 3
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