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If the compressibility of water is `sigma` per unit atmospheric pressure, then the decrease in volume V due to atmospheric pressure P will be

A

`(sigmaV)/(P)`

B

`(sigmaP)/(V)`

C

`sigmaPV`

D

`(sigma)/(PV)`

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