Question
Describe various factors affecting viscosity of a liquid.

Answer

Factors affecting viscosity of a liquid:
i. Temperature: Viscosity is a temperature dependent property.

Viscosity $\propto \frac{1}{\text { Temperature }}$
ii. Nature of liquid: Viscosity also depends on molecular size and shape.
Larger molecules have more viscosity and spherical molecules offer the least resistance to flow and therefore are less viscous. Greater the viscosity, slower is the liquid flow.

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