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SqrachMasda
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I did an experiment to calculate viscosities of various ethanol concentrations, 0% to 100%
the graph is parabolic, and therefor the highest viscosity is 50% concentration
i don't understand why, since seperately water and ethanol are closer to 1 centipoise well ethanol more and water less, but still, why would the combination of the 2 slow it's rate down.
i found things of surface tension but it didnt help much
also the densities increase from .789 to 1
no variation really
I just can't find the logic of why mixing these 2 would increase the viscosity so much relative to what they are seperately.
basically as the concentrations went up
the viscosity rose until it hit 50% then decreases again
why rise at all?
the graph is parabolic, and therefor the highest viscosity is 50% concentration
i don't understand why, since seperately water and ethanol are closer to 1 centipoise well ethanol more and water less, but still, why would the combination of the 2 slow it's rate down.
i found things of surface tension but it didnt help much
also the densities increase from .789 to 1
no variation really
I just can't find the logic of why mixing these 2 would increase the viscosity so much relative to what they are seperately.
basically as the concentrations went up
the viscosity rose until it hit 50% then decreases again
why rise at all?