MCQ
The compressibility of a material is
- AProduct of volume and its pressure
- ✓The change in pressure per unit change in volume strain
- CThe fractional change in volume per unit change in pressure
- DNone of the above
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
The change in pressure per unit change in volume strain
The fractional change in volume per unit change in pressure
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