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Bulk Modulus & Compressibility

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Q1JEE Main 2026 · 4 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Bulk modulus & compressibility

The increase in the pressure required to decrease the volume ( ΔV\Delta V) of water is 6.3×107 N/m26.3 \times 10^{7}\text{ N/m}^2. The percentage decrease in the volume is ______.

(Bulk modulus of water =2.1×109 N/m2= 2.1 \times 10^{9}\text{ N/m}^2.)

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Q2JEE Main 2026 · 6 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Bulk modulus & compressibility

A certain gas is isothermally compressed to (13)rd\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^{\text{rd}} of its initial volume (Vo=3(V_{\text{o}} = 3 litre) by applying required pressure. If the bulk modulus of the gas is 3×105 N/m23 \times 10^{5}\text{ N/m}^2, the magnitude of work done on the gas is ______ J.

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Answer: 989

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Q3JEE Main 2025 · 28 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Bulk modulus & compressibility

The volume contraction of a solid copper cube of edge length 10 cm, when subjected to a hydraulic pressure of 7×106 Pa7 \times 10^{6}\text{ Pa}, would be __________ mm3\text{mm}^3.

(Given bulk modulus of copper =1.4×1011 N m−2= 1.4 \times 10^{11}\text{ N m}^{-2})

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Answer: 50

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Q4JEE Main 2025 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Bulk modulus & compressibility

The increase in pressure required to decrease the volume of a water sample by 0.2%0.2\% is P×105 Nm−2\text{P} \times 10^{5}\text{ Nm}^{-2}. Bulk modulus of water is 2.15×109 Nm−22.15 \times 10^{9}\text{ Nm}^{-2}. The value of P is _________.

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Answer: 43

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Q5JEE Main 2025 · 8 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Bulk modulus & compressibility

A sample of a liquid is kept at 1 atm. It is compressed to 5 atm which leads to a change of volume of 0.8 cm3. If the bulk modulus of the liquid is 2 GPa, the initial volume of the liquid was _______ litre. (Take 1 atm = 105 Pa)

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Answer: 4

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Q6JEE Main 2025 · 29 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Fractional compression at depth

The fractional compression (ΔVV)\left(\frac{\Delta V}{V}\right) of water at the depth of 2.5 km below the sea level is __________ %. Given, the Bulk modulus of water = 2×1092 \times 10^{9} N m−2^{-2}, density of water = 10310^{3} kg m−3^{-3}, acceleration due to gravity g=10g = 10 m s−2^{-2}.

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Answer: (b)

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Q7JEE Main 2024 · 31 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Fractional compression at depth

The depth below the surface of sea to which a rubber ball be taken so as to decrease its volume by 0.02%0.02\% is _______ mm.

(Take density of sea water =103 kgm−3= 10^{3}\text{ kgm}^{-3}, Bulk modulus of rubber =9×108 Nm−2= 9 \times 10^{8}\text{ Nm}^{-2}, and g=10 ms−2g = 10\text{ ms}^{-2})

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Answer: 18

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Q8JEE Main 2024 · 27 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Fractional compression at depth

If average depth of an ocean is 4000 m4000\text{ m} and the bulk modulus of water is 2×109 Nm−22 \times 10^{9}\text{ Nm}^{-2}, then fractional compression ΔVV\frac{\Delta V}{V} of water at the bottom of ocean is α×10−2\alpha \times 10^{-2}. The value of α\alpha is _______ (Given, g=10 ms−2, ρ=1000 kg m−3\text{g} = 10\text{ ms}^{-2},\ \rho = 1000\text{ kg m}^{-3})

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Answer: 2

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Q9JEE Main 2023 · 13 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Bulk modulus & compressibility

Under isothermal condition, the pressure of a gas is given by P=a V−3\text{P} = a\,\text{V}^{-3}, where aa is a constant and V\text{V} is the volume of the gas. The bulk modulus at constant temperature is equal to

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Answer: (c)

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Q10JEE Main 2023 · 1 FEB · SHIFT 1Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Bulk modulus & compressibility

A certain pressure 'P\text{P}' is applied to 1 litre of water and 2 litre of a liquid separately. Water gets compressed to 0.01%0.01\% whereas the liquid gets compressed to 0.03%0.03\%. The ratio of Bulk modulus of water to that of the liquid is 3x\frac{3}{x}. The value of xx is ____________.

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Answer: 1

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Q11JEE Main 2022 · 24 JUN · SHIFT 1Easy

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Bulk modulus & compressibility

The bulk modulus of a liquid is 3 ×\times 1010 Nm−2. The pressure required to reduce the volume of liquid by 2% is:

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Answer: (c)

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Q12JEE Main 2021 · 17 MAR · SHIFT 2Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Bulk modulus & compressibility

An object is located at 2 km beneath the surface of the water. If the fractional compression ΔVV\frac{\Delta V}{V} is 1.36%, the ratio of hydraulic stress to the corresponding hydraulic strain will be ____________. [Given: density of water is 1000 kgm−3 and g = 9.8 ms−2]

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Answer: (b)

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Q13JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 1Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Fractional compression at depth

When a rubber ball is taken to a depth of __________m in deep sea, its volume decreases by 0.5%. (The bulk modulus of rubber = 9.8 ×\times 108 Nm−2, Density of sea water = 103 kgm−3, g = 9.8 m/s2)

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Answer: 500

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Q14JEE Main 2021 · 26 FEB · SHIFT 1Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Density of compressed matter

The normal density of a material is ρ\rho and its bulk modulus of elasticity is K. The magnitude of increase in density of material, when a pressure P is applied uniformly on all sides, will be:

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Answer: (c)

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Q15MHT CET 2020 · 19 OCT · SHIFT 2Easy

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Bulk modulus & compressibility

The compressibility of water is 5×10−10 m2/N5 \times 10^{-10}\text{ m}^2\text{/N}. Pressure of 15×106 Pa15 \times 10^{6}\text{ Pa} is applied on 100 mL volume of water. The change in the volume of water is

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Answer: (b)

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Q16MHT CET 2020 · 16 OCT · SHIFT 1Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Density of compressed matter

The density of a metal at normal pressure pp is ρ\rho. When it is subjected to an excess pressure, the density becomes ρ′\rho'. If KK is the bulk modulus of the metal, then the ratio ρ′ρ\frac{\rho'}{\rho} is

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Answer: (c)

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Q17JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Sphere, cube & cork under pressure

A cube of metal is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure of 4 GPa. The percentage change in the length of the side of the cube is close to:

(Given bulk modulus of metal, B = 8 ×\times 1010 Pa)

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Answer: (c)

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Q18JEE Main 2018Difficult

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Sphere, cube & cork under pressure

A solid sphere of radius r made of a soft material of bulk modulus K is surrounded by a liquid in a cylindrical container. A massless piston of area a floats on the surface of the liquid, covering entire cross section of cylindrical container. When a mass m is placed on the surface of the piston to compress the liquid, the fractional decrement in the radius of the sphere, (drr)\left(\frac{dr}{r}\right) is:

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Answer: (d)

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Q19NEET 2017Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Sphere, cube & cork under pressure

The bulk modulus of a spherical object is 'B'. If it is subjected to uniform pressure 'P', the fractional decrease in radius is

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Answer: (c)

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Q20JEE Main 2016 · 10 APR · SHIFT 1Difficult

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Sphere, cube & cork under pressure

A bottle has an opening of radius a and length b. A cork of length b and radius (a + Δ\Deltaa) where (Δ\Deltaa < < a) is compressed to fit into the opening completely (See figure). If the bulk modulus of cork is B and frictional coefficient between the bottle and cork is μ\mu then the force needed to push the cork into the bottle is:

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Answer: (d)

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Q21NEET 2015 · AIPMT · CANCELLED PAPERMedium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Fractional compression at depth

The approximate depth of an ocean is 2700 m. The compressiblity of water is 45.4 ×\times 10−11 Pa−1 and density of water is 103 kg/m3. What fractional compression of water will be obtained at the bottom of the ocean?

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Answer: (a)

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Q22JEE Main 2014 · 11 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility · Bulk modulus & compressibility

The Bulk moduli of Ethanol, Mercury and water are given as 0.9, 25 and 2.2 respectively in units of 109 Nm−2. For a given value of pressure, the fractional compression in volume is ΔVV\frac{\Delta V}{V}. Which of the following statements about ΔVV\frac{\Delta V}{V} for these three liquids is correct?

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Answer: (a)

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