Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
117 bytes added ,  05:47, April 6, 2015
no edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:  
'''Viscosity''' is a [[liquid]]'s resistance to flow. <ref>[http://antoine.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/senese/searchglossary.cgi?query=viscosity&shtml=%2Fchem%2Fsenese%2F101%2Fglossary.shtml Fred Senese's online chemical glossary]</ref>  
 
'''Viscosity''' is a [[liquid]]'s resistance to flow. <ref>[http://antoine.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/senese/searchglossary.cgi?query=viscosity&shtml=%2Fchem%2Fsenese%2F101%2Fglossary.shtml Fred Senese's online chemical glossary]</ref>  
   −
*It describes the internal friction of a moving [[fluid]]. A fluid with large viscosity resists [[motion]] because its molecular makeup gives it a lot of internal friction. A fluid with low viscosity flows easily because its [[molecular]] makeup results in very little friction when it is in motion. <ref> [http://www.princeton.edu/~gasdyn/Research/T-C_Research_Folder/Viscosity_def.html (Princeton University)] </ref>
+
*It describes the internal friction of a moving [[fluid]]. Friction acts tangentially opposite to the direction of relative motion between adjacent layers of the fluid. A fluid with large viscosity resists [[motion]] because its molecular makeup gives it a lot of internal friction. A fluid with low viscosity flows easily because its [[molecular]] makeup results in very little friction when it is in motion.       <ref> [http://www.princeton.edu/~gasdyn/Research/T-C_Research_Folder/Viscosity_def.html (Princeton University)] </ref>
    
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Navigation menu