Analysis: Viscosity basically tells us how compact a certain liquid is.

The most common example to show the difference between a viscous and a less viscous liquid is by the characteristics of milk: evaporated and condensed, respectively. Therefore, the higher the viscosity of the liquid, the harder for an object to disturb its molecules and further for it to cause any displacement to the liquid. In this experiment, we were tasked to determine the viscosity of the liquid found in a non commercial viscometer. We determined its viscosity by using several formulas in which values used are derived from the experimental values that we got from the diameter of the sphere, diamater of the medium and the time it takes for the sphere to travel 1m vertical distance. The diameter of the medium was given as 0.09341 m. The diameter of the spheres used, on the other hand, was determined using a caliper. By using a timer, time it took for the sphere to complete the 1 m track was recorded. By merely observing the motion of the sphere for the 4 trials, you will see that as the diameter goes larger (considering same materials are being used), the time gets smaller. This is due to the fact that stress is directly proportional to force and inversely to area and since the area being used is constant, the only thing that we need to consider is the force which is directly proportional to the weight in this case since the particle is moving in the same direction as the gravity. Observation would not be however enough to prove this theory so computations were made to support this assumption. There are basically 10 columns to fill: ________________________________________________________________ ___ in which 2 of them is constant, the Y (vertical distance) and the d/Dm (ratio of the diameter of the sphere to the diameter of the medium). (EXPLAIN ALL THE VARIABLES, BITCH) Close values for the 4 trials were obtained including the values that the other groups had computed. This would mean that experimentally, this is true. We cannot however provide theoretical values to further prove this one. We can, however, point out several points where errors can be obtained: 1. The caliper, 1 m vertical distance, diameter of the medium and the timer might not be accurate. 2. The moment the recorder press the button of the timer might not be exactly during the moment the sphere reaches the starting and the finish line. 3. The liquid might no more be a pure, homogeneous liquid causing variation to the velocity of the sphere at several points.

4. Force was exerted to the ball upon release causing discrepancy with the values. Conclusion: A value of 0.398 Pa-s for the viscosity turned out to be the mean viscosity for our group and 0.377 for the whole class. We can therefore generalize that this liquid probably has a viscosity of around 0.350 0.400 Pa-s. The graph shows the diameter vs time relationship. As you can see, inverse proportionality exists between the two, that is; as the diameter increases, time it takes to finish the track decreases and as it decreases, time increases. GRAPH HERE BITCH This one, on the other hand, is the required graph: the d/Dm vs graph. We all know that Dm is constant at 0.09341 m, therefore, only the diameter of the sphere will matter here. Consequently, as seen in the graph, we can say that the bigger the diameter, the higher the viscosity of the liquid.