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Why does water have a bulk modulus but no shear modulus? | StemPy Lab
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Why does water have a bulk modulus but no shear modulus?
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High School (11–12)
Mechanics › Elasticity and Mechanical Properties of Solids
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Why does water have a bulk modulus but no shear modulus?
Its density is too small
It is far too stiff to be sheared
Its molecules are too far apart to be squeezed
It cannot hold a steady sideways stress: it flows instead
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