Testing Viscosity

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Testing Viscosity

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In the experiment using marbles to test viscosity, it is recommended to use a 1000 ml graduated cylinder. That seems very big and will take a lot of product to fill it. Can a smaller container be used? Thank you.
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Re: Testing Viscosity

Post by LeungWilley »

Hi kkessinger,
Theoretically, the experiment should still work with a smaller cylinder but the timing will get much more difficult with a smaller cylinder and the data may not be as conclusive.

Good Luck and please let us know if there's anything else we can do to help.
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