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    The document provides instructions for measuring the viscosity of liquids through experimentation. Students will use a marble sphere and liquids like cooking oil, glue or hand sanitizer to determine viscosity by timing how long it takes the sphere to fall a fixed distance in each liquid. Calculations are made to find density, velocity and ultimately viscosity by factoring in measurements of mass, volume, diameter, distance and time.

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    Name: _________________________________________ Group #: ______ Section: ________

    CHEMISTRY 2
    ACTIVITY NO. 2: MEASURING THE VISCOSITY OF SOME LIQUIDS

    Objectives
    At the end of the activity, you should be able to:
    1. Measure mass, volume, diameter, length, and time using appropriate instruments;
    2. Calculate radius, density, and velocity from measured quantities;
    3. Calculate the viscosity of liquids from data obtained in the experiment;
    4. Compare the viscosity of some liquids.

    Materials
    Sphere (marble), liquid to be measured (cooking oil, liquid glue, hand sanitizer); balance,
    graduated cylinder, calculator, timer or stopwatch, ruler, marker

    Procedures
    1. Use a marble for the sphere and one of the liquids for this measurement.

    2. Calculate the density of the sphere. The formula for density is , so you will need
    to determine the sphere’s mass, ms and volume, vs in turn.
    a. Measure mass by placing the sphere on a balance.
    b. Determine the volume of the sphere. Volume of a sphere is calculated by using the
    formula: V=4/3 πr3, where vs is the volume and r is the radius of the sphere.
    3. Use two parallel surfaces such as flat boards, to measure the diameter of the sphere.
    Place the sphere between two parallel surfaces: if the surfaces are parallel and the sphere is
    just touching each, the distance between the surfaces is the diameter, ds of the sphere. Use
    the formula: to get the radius, r.

    Figure 1. Determining the


    diameter of a sphere.

    4. Calculate the density of the liquid you are measuring.


    a. Measure the mass of the liquid, mL by first weighing the empty graduated
    cylinder, m1. Pour your liquid into the graduated cylinder and then weigh it
    again, m2. Subtract the mass of the empty cylinder, m1 from that of the
    cylinder with the liquid, m2 to obtain the mass of the liquid, mL. mL = m2-m1
    b. To find the volume of the liquid, VL simply determine the amount of liquid
    you poured into the graduated cylinder by using the scale on cylinder’s side.
    Record the volume in cm3 (1mL=1cm3).
    c. Use the formula and your measurements to find the density
    of the liquid.
    5. Fill the graduated cylinder with the liquid to be measured. When you fill the graduated
    cylinder with the liquid, make a point not to come too close the top. Leave sufficient space
    for the displaced liquid caused by the sphere.
    6. Make a mark at a fixed position near the bottom of the graduated cylinder, around 2.5cm
    (1 inch) or 5 cm (2 inches) from the bottom. Then make a mark at a fixed position at the top
    of the cylinder, around 2.5 cm (1 inch) or 5 cm (2 inches) from the top of the liquid.
    7. To get distance, dt measure the difference between the top mark and the bottom mark
    using a meter stick or ruler.

    Figure 2: Distance of fall of


    the sphere in the cylinder.

    8. Drop the ball into the liquid.


    9. When the bottom of the ball reaches the mark at the top of the cylinder, start the stopwatch.
    Then when the ball reaches the mark you made at the bottom of the cylinder, stop the stopwatch.
    Determine the time travelled by the sphere, tt.

    10. Calculate the velocity, v of the sphere by using your measurements and the formula:

    , where v is the velocity of the sphere, dt is the distance travelled, and tt is the time it
    took the sphere to travel the distance.

    11. Use the given formula for viscosity: , where Δρ is the difference
    between the density of the solid and the liquid (Δρ = Ds - Dl ), g is the acceleration of gravity (980
    cm/s2), r is the radius of the sphere and v is the velocity.

    Data and Results

    Questions

    1. How does thickness of a material relate to viscosity?


    2. From the results of the experiment, rank the liquids in terms of viscosity from the greatest to the
    least.

    c. What inference can be made from the experiment?

    Conclusions

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