Pampanga High School

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Senior High School – STEM strand

Laboratory Report
in General Chemistry 2

“Viscosity of Liquids”
Prepared by:

Abad, Kyle Christian B. Argamosa, Mark V. Bautista, Christian Paul G.

Arciga, Christine V. Arellano, Zion Joy E. Arevalo, Ma. Bethelda

Arrozal, Kathreena M. Basco, Julien Karel M.

RT # 6
12 STEM – 5

Submitted to:
Mr. Topei Lumba
February 27, 2023

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Objectives
• Explain viscosity
• Compare the viscosity of pure water and sugar solution
• Identify the relationship between molar mass and viscosity
• Relate viscosity with IMF

Materials
• 15g White Sugar
• 25g Distilled Water
• 2 AAA Batteries
• Plastic Spoon
• Pyrex Stirring Rod
• Graduated Cylinder
• Analytical Balance
• Plastic Beaker
• Viscometer
• Pipette
Procedure (Flow chart)

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Results and Discussion

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 According to Zhang (2016), viscosity refers to the resistance to flow. Viscosity
depends on the size and shape of the particles that make the liquid, as well as the
attraction between the particles. Low viscosity means that it is easy to flow. In the
experiment, it can be perceived that water has low viscosity which means it flows easily
on viscometer compared to simple syrup or solution water and sugar which has high
resistance to flow. Viscosity can also be thought of as a measure of how “thick” a liquid is.
The more viscous a liquid is, the longer it will take for an object to move through the
liquid. The relationship between the molar weight and viscosity is directly proportional
and the flow is inversely proportional to its mass. The molecular weight increases the
viscosity of the material. The longer the chains, the harder it is to get them to flow
because they are more tangled. For this instance, the chains of simple syrup solution are
longer than the chains of water (H20) alone. The experiment shows that the stronger the
intermolecular force (IMF), the stronger the viscosity is.

As the table shows, a comparison between the two samples can be drawn by simply
looking at the time it took for the samples to fully flow out of the viscometer. On trial 1 of
Group 6A, the 25 g of water (H2O) flowed out at the 10.29 second mark, while trial 2
reached the 6.89 second mark. During the second phase of the experiment, which is the
simple syrup (water and sugar solution), trial 1 clocked in at 11.70 seconds and trial 2 at
12.09 seconds. Similarly, Group 6B's first attempt on pure 25 g of water timed in at 16.41
seconds for trial 1 and 17.70 seconds for trial 2. On the other hand, the simple syrup
solution reached 20.87 seconds in trial 1 and 21.01 seconds in trial 2. It can be concluded
that in this experiment, any substance or solution with a lower molar mass has a lower
viscosity, and vice versa. In simple terms, the time it takes for the samples to be fully
flowed out represents the concept of viscosity of liquids.

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 Source/s

https://emerginginvestigators.org/articles/on-the-relationship-between-viscosity-and-surf
ace-tension/pdf

"4.2: Viscosity of Polymers - Chemistry LibreTexts"

https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry/Polymer_Chemistry_(Schalle
r)/04%3A_Polymer_Properties/4.02%3A_Viscosity

"Molecular Weight and The Effects on Polymer Properties | Amco Polymers"

https://www.amcopolymers.com/resources/blog/molecular-weight-and-its-effects-on-pol
ymer-properties

Documentation

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have not given, nor will I/we give or receive, any assistance to other students taking this
performance task, including discussing the procedures and output with students in another
section of the course.”

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