A flat horizontal plate of area 400 cm² is dragged over a O.20 cm thick layer of oil at a speed of 30.0 cm/s. The oil is resting on a fixed horizontal surface. It takes a force 1.20 N applied to the plate to sustain this speed. What is the viscosity of the oil?

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A flat horizontal plate of area 400 cm² is dragged over a 0.20 cm thick layer of oil
at a speed of 30.0 cm/s. The oil is resting on a fixed horizontal surface. It takes a
force 1.20 N applied to the plate to sustain this speed. What is the viscosity of
the oil?
Transcribed Image Text:A flat horizontal plate of area 400 cm² is dragged over a 0.20 cm thick layer of oil at a speed of 30.0 cm/s. The oil is resting on a fixed horizontal surface. It takes a force 1.20 N applied to the plate to sustain this speed. What is the viscosity of the oil?
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