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1. The document describes an experiment to determine the coefficient of viscosity of glycerine by measuring the terminal velocity of spheres in the liquid. 2. The apparatus used includes a graduated glass cylinder filled with glycerine, lead shot spheres of various sizes, a stopwatch, and other measurement tools. 3. By dropping the spheres into the glycerine and measuring their terminal velocities, then plotting velocity versus the square of the radius, the slope of the line gives the coefficient of viscosity.

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1. The document describes an experiment to determine the coefficient of viscosity of glycerine by measuring the terminal velocity of spheres in the liquid. 2. The apparatus used includes a graduated glass cylinder filled with glycerine, lead shot spheres of various sizes, a stopwatch, and other measurement tools. 3. By dropping the spheres into the glycerine and measuring their terminal velocities, then plotting velocity versus the square of the radius, the slope of the line gives the coefficient of viscosity.

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Experiment No.B.

s
Aim: To determine the cocfficient of viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring the terminal velocity of
givenspherical body.
a Apparatus used: One meter tall graduated glass-cylinder with stand, lead shots of different sizes, stop watch
and glycerine.
Theory/Formula used: The
coefficient of viscosity of aliquid is given by
2
(p-o)r'g
where
= Terminal velocity of
= Radius of the spherical body
Density of
spherical body
the material of the body
o= Density of the liquid
g =
Procedure:
Acceleration due to gravity
1. First of all place the glass cylinder on
the stand and clamp it.
2 Now fill the glass
glycerine.
cylinder by
Rubber
q Now take a lead shot and
measure
its diameter with the help of screw
Cork

gauge, in two mutually perpendicular


directions as shown in Fig. B-5.2.
4, Drop the first ball no. A,, gently in
Gummed
the liquid. After dropping through a
few centimeters, the ball falls with Paper
uniformn terminal velocity.
5. Start the stop-watch when the ball
gains terminal velocity and note its
position.
6. Stop the stop-watch just when the Glycerine
ball reaches lowest Ball
convenient
division and note its position. Bearings
7. Repeat the step 3 to 6 with other lead
shots.

Fig.B-5.1 Fig. B-5.2


8. Note the temperature of the glycerine with the help of
thermometer.
Observations:
AS Temperature of glycerine, e= . . c
(i) Density of glycerig G= 26...gm/cm3
(iii) Density of(leac) shots, p = .:.5..gm/cm
(tv Pitch of the screw gauge, Cm
Total no. of division of circular scale, N=
(vùr Least count of screw gauge =
P Cm
N .Cm

Practical Manual in Physics--XI 69


(vi) Table for Radius of Lead shots:
Reading of Serew Gauge
S.No.
Along ah. long cd MeanDlameter Mean radins
(cm")
of Lead Total
C.S.R. Toál Reading d d, - d, d
cm
Ball M.S.R. C.S.R. Reading M.S.R.
y (cm) A, - x t y (em)
x (em) y (cm) x (cm)
y cm (em),
A,
T,=......
A,
T,..........
A,
A,
T.=.....

(vii) Table for Terminal Velocity:

Time taken balle to Terminal Velocity


S. No. of Distance
Lead Ball fallen s (cm) ,cm/sec.
Mean, t= 2

A
A
50tm
A,

A, ...........

A,

Calculations: Plot a graph between terminal velocity (v) and


square of the radius (), by taking r along X-axis and v along Scale :
Y-axis. The graph comes to be a straight line. Y4
X-axis:1 cm = cm?
Y-axis:1 cm = cm²
BC
Slope =
CA

2
-V.

=
**.*poise
Actual value of coefficient of viscosity, n' = ......p.oise
Calculate value of coefficient of viscosity, n =.....p.oise
P (em')
n'-n
oage error = X100 =
Result: n' Fig.B-5.3
() The observed value of coefficient of viscosity n for glycerine
(ii) Percentage error =...... =..........poise

70 Practical Manual in Physics -XI


precautions:
the lead sheots
1 The size of should be smal1.
lead
2 The shots should bedropped gently.
3. The liquid (medium) should be homogeneous.
The liquid should be highly viscous.
c The temperature should be noted.
Source of Error:
1 The liquid may not has uniform density.
The balls may not be perfectly spherical.

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