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When a rubber ball is taken to the bottom of a sea of depth 1400m, its volume decreases by 2%. The Bulk modulus of rubber ball is [density of water is 1gcc and g=10m/s2 ]
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Solution:
Pressure at the bottom of sea =ρwgh =1000kg/m3×10m/s2×1400m =14000000N/m2
Also we know VΔV=−BP {VΔV=100−2} 100−2=B−14000000 B=7×108N/m2