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Published on: August 14, 2026
A solid sphere of radius 
made of a soft material of bulk modulus 
is surrounded by a liquid in a cylindrical container. A massless piston of area a floats on the surface of the liquid, covering entire cross section of cylindrical container. When a mass 
is placed on the surface of the piston to compress the liquid, the fractional decrement in the radius of the sphere, 
, is:
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
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