What is the relationship between pressure and volume in water?

[KingAntikrist]

Hey,

I want to know how much does the volume of a body of water gets smaller per unit of pressure increase, assuming volume is in m^3 and pressure in Pa (or N/m^2).

And another thing, can the force which the liquid (water) exerts outward opposing compression be calculated?

I hope you understood my question. I'm asking them out of curiosity, nothing else :P.

 

[Filip Larsen]

You may want to search your references for "bulk modulus". See [1] for a brief description.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulk_modulus

 

[KingAntikrist]

You may want to search your references for "bulk modulus". See [1] for a brief description.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulk_modulus

Thank you, this makes makes my issue clear now.