Would the volumetric flow rate in a pipe, assuming laminar flow, be more or less if the fluid were more viscous, but the pressure gradient, dP/dz was the same in both cases? Use formula for the volumetric flow rate to answer, but explain why the result makes sense using the meaning of viscosity.

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Would the volumetric flow rate in a pipe,
assuming laminar flow, be more or less if
the fluid were more viscous, but the
pressure gradient, dP/dz was the same in
both cases? Use formula for the volumetric
flow rate to answer, but explain why the
result makes sense using the meaning of
viscosity.
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