Experiment §{@) AIM To determine the viscosity of a given liquid at room temperature by Ost THEORY ‘The internal instrument u to measure I's viscometer. iction between layers of a liquid which resist the flow of liquid is known as viscosity. The to measure viscosity is called viscometer. Ostwald’s viscometer is a simple instrument ‘An appropriate and known volume of the liquid under study is allowed to flow through the eapiliary and the time of flow (f,) from mark D to E is noted. The viscometer is then cleaned and dried. The experiment is then repeated with an exactly the same volume of reference liquid (usually water) and the time taken for flow (1,) from D to Eis noted. If n, and n, are the viscosities of the two liquids respectively, we have we f4 REQUIREMENT Ostwald Viscometer, stop watch, specific gravity bottle or pyknometer (or R D bottle), distill water, experimental liquid, rubber tube, weighing balance. G F L] Upper ‘Mark D J Lower Mark E H— Capillary Fig. 1(a) Ostwald Viscometer2 Bxperiinent Ila} PROCEDURE 1. Clean the viscometer and other glassware with chromic acid and then wash thoroughly with distilled water. 2, Take the weight of empty specific gravity (sp. gr) bottle & then fill it with distilled water and take weight of filled sp. gr. bottle (with stopper). Now empty it and dry it in an oven. Afterwaris fll the bottle with experimental liquid and weigh the sp, gr. bottle. Use the data for measuring the densities. 3. Fix the viscometer vertically on the stand, 4. Introduce @ known volume of given liquid through arm F into the larger bulb A. 5. Suck the liquid into the bulb B with the help of rubber tube attached at the end C to a level above the upper mark D. 6, Allow the liquid to flow freely through the capillary and note the time taken by it in flowing from ‘upper mark D to lower mark E. 7. Repeat the procedure with distill water and other experimental liquids OBSERVATION Room temperature = T°C (a) Determination of density of the liquid We of the empty sp. gr. bottle =e W of the bottle + water = wg We of the bottle + liquid = w,g (8) Determination of viscosity S.No, | Time taken by water (0 flow from | Time taken by liquid to flow from DwE Dtok 2 3) a Mean time with water (,) = Mean time with liquid (f.) = CALCULATIONS, ( Density of liquid Weight of water = (w,—w)e Weight of liquid = (w,—w,)g —- dBuperiment ta) 3 Wi. of certain vol. of liquid Density of liquid Wi. of same vol. water ow, emt (ii) Viscosity of liquid RESULT Viscosity of given liquid is _ PRECAUTIONS 1. Glass apparatus should be perfectly cleaned before taking observationtions, 2. Four or five readings of time should be recorded with water and the liquid, 3. Viscometer should stand vertically straight, Density of water at 25° = 0.99708 giml Table. 1(a) Viscosities of water at different temperatures ‘Temperature in °C | Viscosity in Poise _| Temperature in °C | Viscosity in Poise 20 0010087, 2 0.009358 21 0.009870 24 0.009142 22 0.009579 25 0.008937 26 0.008737 32 0.007679 27 0.008545 3B 0.007523 28 0.008360 uM 0.007371 29 ooosiso | 35 30 0.008007 40 3 0.007840 alae: