At a depth of 1030 m in Lake Baikal (a fresh water lake in Siberia), the pressure has increased by 100 atmospheres (to about 107 N/m2). By what volume has 1.0 m3 of water from the surface of the lake been compressed if it is forced down to this depth? The bulk modulus of water is 2.3 × 109 Pa.

A volume of a cubic meter of water from the surface of the lake has been compressed in 0.004 cubic meters.

Explanation:

The bulk modulus is represented by the following differential equation:

Where:

- Bulk module, measured in pascals.

- Sample volume, measured in cubic meters.

- Local pressure, measured in pascals.

Now, let suppose that bulk remains constant, so that differential equation can be reduced into a first-order linear non-homogeneous differential equation with separable variables:

This resultant expression is solved by definite integration and algebraic handling:

The final volume is predicted by:

If , and , then:

Change in volume due to increasure on pressure is:

A volume of a cubic meter of water from the surface of the lake has been compressed in 0.004 cubic meters.