The compressibility of water is $4 \times 10^{-5}$ per unit atmospheric pressure. The decrease in volume of $100 \ cm^3$ of water under a pressure of $100 \ atm$ will be ......... $cm^3$.

  • A
    $0.4$
  • B
    $4 \times 10^{-5}$
  • C
    $0.025$
  • D
    $0.004$

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