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Does viscosity of liquid depends upon its surface area?

Does viscosity of liquid depends upon its surface area?

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Gaurav Gupta
askIITians Faculty 686 Points
6 years ago
It depends on two factor :

Cohesive forces which is dominant in liquids
Molecular momentum exchange which is dominant in gases.

That’s why when temperature increases, viscosity of liquids decreases and that of gases, it increases.

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