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The compressibility of water is \(6 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{N}\). If one litre of water is subjected to a pressure of \(4 \times 10^{7} \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\), then the decrease in its volume in millilitre will be

  1. A 10
  2. B 20
  3. C 24
  4. D 15
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(C) 24

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Bulk modulus \(B=-\frac{P}{\Delta V / V}\)
\(-\) ve sign shows that with an increase in pressure, a decrease in volume occurs
Compressibility \(\mathrm{K}=\frac{1}{\mathrm{~B}}=-\frac{\Delta \mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{PV}}\)
Decrease in volume,
\(\Delta \mathrm{V}=\mathrm{PVK}=4 \times 10^{7} \times 1 \times 6 \times 10^{-10}\)
\(=24 \times 10^{-3}\) litre \(=24 \times 10^{-3} \times 10^{3} \mathrm{~cm}^{3}\)
\(=24 \mathrm{~cc}\)
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