Practice mode Fluid Dynamics

How does the viscosity of most liquids change as their temperature rises?

Correct answer C. It decreases

Explanation

Heating a liquid weakens the intermolecular attractions between its layers, so they slide past each other more easily. Hence the viscosity of most liquids decreases with rising temperature, for example warm honey flows faster.

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