The compressibility of water is $6 \times 10^{-10} \,m^{2}/N$. If one litre of water is subjected to a pressure of $4 \times 10^{7} \,N/m^{2}$, then the decrease in its volume in millilitre will be

  • A
    $10$
  • B
    $20$
  • C
    $24$
  • D
    $15$

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