Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
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Author: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
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Chapter 11, Problem 26PS
What factors affect the viscosity of a substance? Which of the following substances, water (H2O), ethanol (CH3CH2OH), ethylene glycol (HOCH2CH2OH), and glycerol (HOCH2CH(OH)CH2OH), is expected to have the highest viscosity? Should viscosity of a substance be affected by temperature? Explain your answers.
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