Discussion of Results

•The data in the graph shown

by Table 1 tells us the
relationship of the time of flow
of a liquid sample at a given
temperature where we can say Liquid VERAGE TIME REQUIRED TO PASS  FROM
Sample
that propanol is the most THE CALIBRATION MARKS  AT A GIVEN
TEMPERATURE (in sec)
viscous of all the four samples at room at 40°C at 50°C at 60°C
temperatu
for it takes 4-5 seconds to flow re (30°C)
from the calibration marks of
the viscometer while methanol Distilled
Water
takes only 2-3 seconds to flow (H2O)
3.277 2.857 2.953 2.533
through the calibration marks
Ethanol
therefore we can say that (CH3CH2O
methanol’s viscosity is lower H) 3.913 3.823 3.427 2.627
than the other three samples. Methanol
(CH3OH ) 2.827 2.593 2.727 2.44
“As the table shows, as Propanol
(CH3CH2C
temperature rises, the H2OH )
5.927 5.29 4.65 4.167
viscocity decreases .”
The graph shown by Fig. 1 tell us that
propanol gathered the highest time of
flow at temperatures of 30, 40, 50, and
60 °C which means that propanol is the
most viscous of all the liquid samples.
This result informs us that temperature
greatly affects the viscosity of liquids
and as the temperature of the liquid
increases, the viscosity of the liquid
decreases as well as the time it will
take to flow through the capillary tube
because time is directly proportional to
viscosity while temperature is
inversely proportional to viscosity.
 Table 2: Determination of relative viscosities of
liquid samples in centipoise at a given
temperature
Distilled Methan Propano
Temp. Water Ethanol ol l

m (g) 25.9 21.7 20.4 20.8

Table 2 however tells us
ρ (g/mL) 1.036 0.868 0.816 0.832
the relationship of density Relative
and temperature with the 30°C Viscosity 0.7978 0.7982 0.5421 1.159

relative viscosity of the m (g) 25.8 21.4 20.2 20.5

liquid samples.
ρ (g/mL) 1.032 0.856 0.808 0.820
Relative
40°C Viscosity 0.6531 0.7249 0.4641 0.9609

m 25.7 21.2 20.0 20.3

ρ (g/mL) 1.028 0.848 0.800 0.812

Relative
50°C Viscosity 0.5471 0.5237 0.3932 0.6805

m 25.6 21.1 19.9 20.2

ρ (g/mL) 0.985 0.844 0.796 0.808

Relative
60°C Viscosity 0.4668 0.4148 0.3634 0.6299
The graph (see Fig. 2) illustrates that
propanol acquired the highest
relative viscosities but based from
the densities we had solved and
according to Poiseulle’s law (Eq’n 1),
the viscosity of water must be
greater than the viscosities of the
other three liquid samples. Density is
the main factor that brings about
such differences. Through the data
we gathered, it is apparent that the
density of water is greater than these
three liquid by about 0 .2000 g/mL.
Since density is directly proportional
to the viscosity, therefore, the
smaller the density of a liquid is, the
smaller will the viscosity be.