The depth below the surface of sea to which a rubber ball be taken so as to decrease its volume by $0.02 \%$ is _______ $m$.
(Take density of sea water $=10^3 \mathrm{kgm}^{-3}$, Bulk modulus of rubber $=9 \times 10^8 \mathrm{~Nm}^{-2}$, and $g=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$)
Answer (integer)
18
Solution
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \beta=\frac{-\Delta \mathrm{P}}{\frac{\Delta \mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{V}}} \\
& \Delta \mathrm{P}=-\beta \frac{\Delta \mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{V}} \\
& \rho \mathrm{gh}=-\beta \frac{\Delta \mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{V}} \\
& 10^3 \times 10 \times \mathrm{h}=-9 \times 10^8 \times\left(-\frac{0.02}{100}\right) \\
& \Rightarrow \mathrm{h}=18 \mathrm{~m}
\end{aligned}$$</p>
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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Properties of Solids and Liquids · Topic: Elasticity
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