Viscosity

Author:NCERT
11th CBSE
IMPORTANT

Viscosity: Overview

This topic deals with the concept of viscosity. It explains Stoke’s law with its formula. The viscosities of some fluids are also mentioned here along with examples.

Important Questions on Viscosity

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

In Millikan's oil drop experiment, what is the terminal speed of an uncharged drop of radius 2.0 x 10-5 m and density 1.2 x 10-3 kg m-3. Take the viscosity of air at the temperature of the experiment to be 1.8 × 10-5  Pa s. How much is the viscous force on the drop at that speed? Neglect buoyancy of the drop due to air.

HARD
IMPORTANT

(a) What is the largest average velocity of blood flow in an artery of radius 2 × 10-3 m if the flow must remain laminar? (Take density of blood to be 1.06 × 103 kgm3)
(b) What is the corresponding flow rate? (Take viscosity of blood to be 2.084 × 10-3 Pa s).