EXPERIMENT 4

MEASUREMENT OF VISCOSITY

PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET

Date: March 24, 2021 Score ____________

Group No.: 7

MEMBER STUDENT ID

Leader Austria, Jeremy Kyle Edson A. 201914365

Members: Andallo, Jan Arvee V. 201912478

Castro, Sean Carlo SA. 201914626

Chua, Ma. Angelica B. 201914283

Reyes, Joserie Joice P. 201914413

I. Measurement of Viscosity using Ostwald Viscosimeter

DISTILLED WATER Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average

Temperature (oC) 30 30 30 30

Density (g/mL) 0.996565 0.996565 0.996565 0.996565

Viscosity (cP) 0.894 0.894 0.894 0.894

Time of Efflux (min) 0.416 0.423 0.421 0.420

Table 1. Measurement of Viscosity and Time of Efflux of Distilled Water using Ostwald
Viscometer
 COMPOUND

Ethyl Alcohol Methyl Alcohol Benzene

Temperature (oC) 30 30 30

Density (g/mL) 0.781392 0.784790 0.867961

Viscosity (cP) 1.086507 0.920255 1.268057

Time of Efflux (min) 0.651 0.549 0.684

Table 2. Measurement of Viscosity and Time of Efflux of Different Organic Compounds

using Ostwald Viscometer

Experimental Viscosity of Different Compounds

0.800

0.700

0.600

0.500
Time of Efflux (min)

0.400

0.300

0.200

0.100

0.000
0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3
Viscosity (cP)

Distilled Water Benzene Ethyl Alcohol Methyl Alcohol

Figure 1. Comparison of Experimental Viscosity of Distilled Water and Different Organic

Compounds
II. Measurement of Viscosity using Portable Viscosity tester (Vt-03)

CATSUP

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average

Temperature (oC) 35 35 35 35

Rotor Number Viscosity (cP)

05 0.025 0.030 0.025 0.027

04 0.023 0.025 0.025 0.024

03 0.065 0.065 0.065 0.065

Table 3. Experimental Viscosity of Catsup using Portable Viscosity tester (Vt-03)

Viscosity of Catsup at 35˚C

0.070

0.060 0.065

0.050
Viscosity (cP)

0.040

0.030

0.020 0.027
0.024

0.010

0.000
5 4 3
Rotor Number

Figure 2. Comparative Index of Experimental Viscosity of Catsup using Different Rotors in

Portable Viscosity tester (Vt-03)
 CONDENSED MILK

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average

Temperature (oC) 34 34 34 34

Rotor Number Viscosity (cP)

05 0.120 0.085 0.105 0.103

04 0.120 0.112 0.119 0.117

03 0.120 0.115 0.120 0.118

Table 4. Experimental Viscosity of Condensed Milk using Portable Viscosity tester (Vt-03)

Viscosity of Condensed Milk at 34˚C

0.120

0.118
0.115 0.117
Viscosity (cP)

0.110

0.105

0.103
0.100

0.095
5 4 3
Rotor Number

Figure 3. Comparative Index of Experimental Viscosity of Condensed Milk using Different

Rotors in Portable Viscosity tester (Vt-03)
 SAMPLE COMPUTATIONS

DENSITY

FORMULA: CONVERSION:
Density
𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑔 1𝑑𝑚3 1𝐿
𝐶1 [ ] 𝑥 [ ] 𝑥 [ ]𝑥[ ]
𝜌= 𝑇 𝐶4
𝑑𝑚 3 𝑚𝑜𝑙 1𝐿 1000𝑚𝐿
𝐶2(1+(1−𝐶3) )

ETHYL ALCOHOL Solution:

T = 30°C + 273.15 = 303.15 K
MWEthOH = 46.068 g/mol
C1 = 1.6288
C2 = 0.27469
C3 = 514
C4 = 0.23178

METHANOL Solution:
T = 30°C + 273.15 = 303.15 K
MWMetOH = 32.042 g/mol
C1 = 2.3267
C2 = 0.27073
C3 = 512.5
C4 = 0.24713

BENZENE Solution:

T = 30°C + 273.15 = 303.15 K

MWBen = 78.112 g/mol
C1 = 1.0259
C2 = 0.26666
C3 = 562.05
C4 = 0.28394
VISCOSITY

FORMULA:
Viscosity
(𝜌𝑡)𝑢𝑛𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛
𝜇= × 𝜇𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒
(𝜌𝑡)𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒

[0.781392][0.651]
𝝁𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒚𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒉𝒐𝒍 = × [0.894] = 𝟏. 𝟎𝟖𝟔𝟓𝟎𝟕 𝒄𝑷
[0.996565][0.420]
[0.784790][0.549]
𝝁𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒍 = × [0.894] = 𝟎. 𝟗𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓𝟓 𝒄𝑷
[0.996565][0.420]
[0.867961][0.684]
𝝁𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒆𝒏𝒆 = × [0.894] = 𝟏. 𝟐𝟔𝟖𝟎𝟓𝟕 𝒄𝑷
[0.996565][0.420]

SAMPLE COMPUTATIONS USING MICROSOFT EXCEL

Temperature MW
COMPOUND C1 C2 C3 C4
(K) (g/mol)

Ethyl Alcohol 303.15 46.068 1.6288 0.27469 514 0.23178

Methyl
303.15 32.042 2.3267 0.27073 512.5 0.24713
Alcohol

Benzene 303.15 78.112 1.0259 0.26666 562.05 0.28394

Density Density
COMPOUND Exponent Denominator
(mol/dm3) (g/cm3)
Ethyl Alcohol 1.813399 0.096028 16.961705 0.781392

Methyl Alcohol 1.801513 0.094996 24.492527 0.784790

Benzene 1.802442 0.092326 11.111754 0.867961