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A cubical solid aluminium (bulk modulus = -V (dP/dV) = 70 GPa) block has an edge length of 1m on the surface of the earth. It is kept on the floor of a 5 km deep ocean. Taking the average density of water and the acceleration due to gravity to be 103 kg m−3 and 10 ms−2, respectively, the change in the edge length of the block in mm is _____.

Answer: 0.23 to 0.24 B = V (dP/dV) Finding the magnitude of the change in the volume:- 70 x 109 = V/dV x 103 x 10 x 5 x 103 7 x 109 = V/dV x... View Article