Science Magazine May 2014 | Page 4

Viscosity is the property that describes a liquid`s thickness or thinness. Flow Rate is the time it takes for the fluid to flow from one point to another point. When something is more viscose it is thicker and if something is less viscous it is thinner

If oil was more viscous it would be too thick to operate in the machine. If honey was less viscous it would be to runny and would not be good to spread on toast.

As the temperature of a liquid increases, the viscosity decreases, meaning it will move quicker. If the temperature of a liquid decreases, the viscosity increases, meaning it will move slower.

As the temperature of a gas increases, the viscosity increases as there are more collisions between the gas particles. The increased collisions mean it is harder for the gas to move. As the temperature of a gas decreases, the viscosity decreases meaning it will move quicker.

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Density is the amount of mass in a certain unit volume of a substance. In a substance that is more dense, the particles are more crowded together.

Solids: the particles in a solid are tightly packed together, therefore solids are the most dense state of matter.

Liquids: the particles of a liquid are more spread out than solids but less than gas, therefore liquids are less dense then solid but more dense than gas.

Gases: gas particles are the most loosely packed together so gases are the least dense state of matter.

Exception: You can place a solid piece of metal on mercury and the metal will float.

If a substance gets heated up the particles move faster and move farther away and the farther away they are the less dense the substance is.

Density takes into account mass and volume.

Mass - the amount of matter in a substance

Volume - the amount of space occupied by a substance

Density - mass/volume (D= M/V)

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