Experiment no.

2
Viscosity of Liquids

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Objectives:
 To compare the viscosity of two (2) liquids
 To determine the viscosity of sample liquids
Materials: Clean, dry marble, a 25 mL graduated cylinder (alternative is any elongated material that can
hold liquid), timer (can use phone) ,water, and cooking oil
Procedure:
A.
1. Fill the graduated cylinder (any elongated that can hold the liquid) with water
2. Drop the marble into the water. Use a timer to record the time it takes for the marble to
reach the bottom.
3. Repeat step 2 two more times to make three trials. Record the marble’s travel time in each
trial.
4. Remove the marble and water from the cylinder and dry both of them.
5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 and use cooking oil.
8. Wash and dry the cylinder and the marble.
9. Calculate the average time it took the marble in moving from the top to the bottom of the
Liquids.

Time( in seconds)
water cooking oil
T1
T2
T3
Average time

B.
Complete the following table, determine and Calculate the viscosity of each liquid.
L1- water L2 – cooking oil

T ave

Calculated
Viscosity

Solutions:
Questions:
1. In which did the marble take the longest time to reach the bottom?

2. How would you rank the liquids in the order of decreasing viscosity?

3. What explanation can you give for the observed viscosities?