This lab manual document describes an experiment to determine the viscosity of four different liquids using Stokes' law and the falling sphere method. The apparatus required includes a cylindrical tube filled with the liquid and a stopwatch. A spherical ball is released into the liquid and the time taken for it to fall a known distance is measured. This velocity measurement along with the densities and diameter of the sphere and liquid are used in Stokes' law equation to calculate the viscosity of each liquid. Procedures for carrying out the experiment and making observations are provided.
This lab manual document describes an experiment to determine the viscosity of four different liquids using Stokes' law and the falling sphere method. The apparatus required includes a cylindrical tube filled with the liquid and a stopwatch. A spherical ball is released into the liquid and the time taken for it to fall a known distance is measured. This velocity measurement along with the densities and diameter of the sphere and liquid are used in Stokes' law equation to calculate the viscosity of each liquid. Procedures for carrying out the experiment and making observations are provided.
This lab manual document describes an experiment to determine the viscosity of four different liquids using Stokes' law and the falling sphere method. The apparatus required includes a cylindrical tube filled with the liquid and a stopwatch. A spherical ball is released into the liquid and the time taken for it to fall a known distance is measured. This velocity measurement along with the densities and diameter of the sphere and liquid are used in Stokes' law equation to calculate the viscosity of each liquid. Procedures for carrying out the experiment and making observations are provided.
Object : To determine the co-efficient of viscosity of four different liquid by falling sphere resistance method using stokes law
Apparatus Required : Cylindrical tube ( length = 75 cm , diameter = 5 cm ) , stopwatch Theory : This method on based on stokes law , according to which the drag force , F on a small sphere moving wth a constant velocity , U through a viscous fluid of viscosity, for a viscous condition is given by F = 3Ud Where , d = diameter of sphere U = velocity of sphere When the sphere attain a constant velocity U , the drag force is the difference between the weight of sphere and buoyant force acting on it . Let L = distance travelled by the sphere in viscous fluid , T = time taken by sphere to cover distance l ,
s = density of sphere
f = density of fluid W = weight of sphere and F a = buoyant force acting on the liquid then constant velocity of sphere , U = L/t weight of liquid , W = volume*density of sphere*g = (/6)*d 3 * s *g And buoyant force F b = weight of fluid displaced = vol. of liquid displaced*density of fluid*g = (/6)*d 3 * f *g For equilibrium, Drag force = weight of sphere buoyant force F = W - F b
Substituting the value of F , W and F b , we get
= gd 3 *[ s
f ]/18U hence from above equations the value of d ,U , s and f are known and hence the viscosity of liquid can be determined .
Method : Thus this method consists of a tall vertical transparent cylindrical tank , which is filled with a liquid whose viscosity is to be determined . This tank is surrounded by another transparent tank to keep the temperature of the liquid in the cylindrical tank to be constant . A spherical ball of diameter d is placed on the surface of liquid . Provision is made to release this ball .After a short distance of travel , the ball attains a constant velocity . time to travel a known vertical distance between two fixed marks on the cylinder tank is noted to calculate the constant velocity U of the ball . Then with the known values of d , s , f the viscosity of the fluid is calculated using the equation = g*d 3 *[ s