alleryThe reciprocal of the bulk modulus is given which name?
APoisson ratio
BElastic limit
CYield strength
DCompressibility
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Compressibility
1. Bulk modulus measures how strongly a material resists being squeezed.
2. Its reciprocal therefore measures how readily the material is squeezed.
3. That reciprocal is called compressibility.
_Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 9 'Mechanical Properties of Solids'_
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