Compressibility of Liquids

Liquid
Compressibility, k
Pa-1 x 10-11
Atm-1 x 10-6
Carbon disulfide
93
94
Ethyl alcohol
110
111
Glycerine
21
21
Mercury
3.7
3.8
Water
45.8
46.4
Compressibility is the fractional change in volume per unit increase in pressure. For each atmosphere increase in pressure, the volume of water would decrease 46.4 parts per million. The compressibility k is the reciprocal of the Bulk modulus, B. (Data from Sears, Zemansky, Young, and Freedman, University Physics, 10th Ed., Section 11-6. )

Application to water
Index

Tables

Reference
Sears, et al
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