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Metre scale
Spherical ball
Screw gauge
Vernier calipers
Stop clock
Thread
Find the diameter (d) of the ball using the screw gauge. Now, the radius(r) of ball can be
calculated as ; r = d/2
Clean the glass jar and fill it with the viscous fluid.
Measure the inner diameter of the jar using a vernier calipers. Hence the inner radius of the
jar R can be found.
Mark two reference points A and B on the jar using two threads. The marking A is made well
below the free surface of liquid, so that by the time when the ball reaches A, it would have
acquired terminal velocity v.
Adjust the position the thread B so that the distance between A and B is 60cm.
The ball of known diameter is dropped gently in the liquid. It falls down in the liquid with
accelerated velocity for about one-third of the height. Then it falls with uniform terminal
velocity.
When the ball crosses the point A, start the stop watch and the time taken by the ball to reach
the point B is noted.
If the distance moved by the ball is d and the time taken to travel is t, then velocity,
Now, the coefficient of viscosity of the liquid can be calculated by using the formula,
Now, repeat the experiment by changing the diameter of the ball. Calculate the value of r2/
v in each time.
Plot a graph with r2 along X axis and terminal velocity along Y axis. We can calculate the
coefficient of viscosity of the liquid by using the slope of the graph . ie;
Simulator Procedure (As performed through
Online labs)
Select the environment to perform the experiment from the 'Select the Environment' drop
down list.
Select the liquid for which the coefficient of viscosity is to be measured, from the 'Select
Viscous Liquid' drop down list.
Use the Select jar diameter slider to change the diameter of the glass jar.
Use the Select ball diameter slider to change the diameter of the glass ball.
Drag the glass ball towards the jar and drop it into the liquid in the jar.
The stop watch runs automatically as the ball reaches the point A, and stops as it leaves the
point B.
Now, calculations are done as per the observation column and the coefficient of viscosity of
the selected liquid can be found out.
Enable the Show result checkbox to view the coefficient of viscosity of the selected liquid.
Observations
To find the inner diameter of the glass jar using vernier callipers:
Value of one main scale division = mm
= ......... cm
Terminal velocity,
1
2
3
4
5
Calculations
Radius of the sphere, r = d/2
=.......... mm
= .........10-3 m
=........... cm
=........... 10-2 m
Coefficient of viscosity,
= ............. Nsm-2
Coefficient of viscosity,
= ............... Nsm-2
Result
The coefficient of viscosity of the given liquid,
By calculation, = .................Nsm-2