If a brass sphere of radius $36 \ cm$ is submerged in a lake at a depth where the pressure is $10^7 \ Pa$, then the change in the radius of the sphere is $($Bulk modulus of brass $= 60 \ GPa)$.

  • A
    $4 \times 10^{-2} \ cm$
  • B
    $2 \times 10^{-3} \ cm$
  • C
    $4 \times 10^{-3} \ cm$
  • D
    $2 \times 10^{-2} \ cm$

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