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what is viscosity?And explain one example


Komara uday kiran 20th Apr, 2020
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S. Saha Student Expert 20th Apr, 2020

Viscosity is a measure of a fluid's resistance to flow. It's a physical property of fluids. In simple words, viscosity shows resistance to flow. Some liquids with low viscosity are- Water, Ether, Chloroform, Acetone etc. Most of the low viscous fluids are non polar with mow intermolecular forces. High viscosity means that the friction between two layer is high. So the liquid will flow slowly. For example, Vegetable oil, mercury, glycerin and many more.

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