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Squeeze & Shear

Squeeze a ball, lean a block and stretch a rod thin. Find each modulus.

Physics · Class 11 · Bulk and shear · 6 simulations. For JEE, NEET and your boards.

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  1. Squeeze the ball: Bulk modulus: K = ΔP / (ΔV/V)
  2. Lean the block: Shear: the top slides, the base holds
  3. Thinner as it stretches: Poisson's ratio: stretch it, it thins
  4. Two balls, one pressure: Same pressure: K goes as 1 / (ΔV/V)
  5. Down to the sea floor: Deep water squeezes: ΔP = ρgh
  6. Squeeze a gas: A gas's K depends on how you squeeze it