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A sample of a liquid is kept at 1 atm. It is compressed to 5 atm which leads to a change of volume of 
. If the bulk modulus of the liquid is 2 GPa, the initial volume of the liquid was _______ liter. (Take 
)
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4
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Given, Initial pressure of liquid 
Final pressure of liquid 
Change in pressure 
Change in volume 
Bulk modulus 
Now, 
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