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Water freezes inside a pipe, normally it expands by about 9% due to freezing. What would be the pressure increase inside the pipe? The bulk modulus of ice is .

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Preventing a 9% volume expansion requires pressure K ΔV/V.

Thus p=2×10^9×0.09=1.8×10^8 Pa.

Stream:JEESubject:PhysicsTopic:Mechanical Properties of SolidsSubtopic:Elasticity
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