Answer to Question #133974 in Electricity and Magnetism for Max

Question

Explain compressibility.which type of material has higher compressibility?

Answer 1

Solution

Compressibility is inverse of bulk modulus.this can be represented as

$k=\frac{1}{\Beta}=\frac{\Delta V}{\Delta P V}$

compressibility of material is higher for gases and then liquid and solid has lower compressibility.