Determination of Viscosity of Organic Solvents
Assignment
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In an experiment with an Ostwald viscometer, the flow times of water and ethanol are 80 s and 175 s at 20 °C. The density of water = 0.998 g·cm−3 and that of ethanol = 0.790 g·cm−3. The viscosity of water at 20 °C is 0.01008 poise. Calculate the viscosity of ethanol.
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An experiment measured the flow rates of four different liquids as temperature was increased. According to the graph, which of the liquids had the greatest viscosity at 30 °C?

- Liquid A
- Liquid B
- Liquid C
- Liquid D
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The dimensional formula of the coefficient of viscosity is __________.
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How does the viscosity of a liquid change with temperature?
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In an experiment with an Ostwald viscometer, the viscosities of toluene and water at 30 °C are 0.579 poise and 0.8007 poise, respectively. The flow times of water and toluene are 41 s and 34.5 s. The density of water is 1.002 g·cm−3. Calculate the density of toluene.