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How much should the pressure on a litre of water be changed to compress it by 0.10%?

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(Take Bulk modulus of elasticity of water = 2.2 x 109 Nm-2)

Given:

V = 1 litre = 10-3 m3

ΔV/V = 0.10/100 = 10-3

B = pV/ΔV

or, p = BΔV/V = (2.2 x 109) x 10-3 = 2.2 x 106 Pa



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