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When a body is subjected to three mutually perpendicular stresses, of equal intensity, the ratio of direct stress to the corresponding volumetric strain is known as

Young's modulus
modulus of rigidity
bulk modulus
Poisson's ratio

Correct Answer: bulk modulus

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