Dimensions of Viscosity – Rankers Physics
Topic: Unit And Dimensions
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Dimensions of Viscosity

Turpentine oil is flowing through a tube of length (l) and radius (r). The pressure difference between the two ends of the tube is (P). The viscosity of oil is given by \(\eta = \frac{P(r^2 - x^2)}{4vl}\) where (v) is the velocity of oil at a distance (x) from the axis of the tube. The dimensions of (eta) are:

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\(M^1L^0T^0\)
\(MLT^{-1}\)
\(ML^{-2}T^{-1}\)
\(ML^{-1}T^{-1}\)

Solution:

\([P] = [ML^{-1}T^{-2}]). ([r^2 - x^2] = [L^2]\). \([v] = [LT^{-1}]\). \([l] = [L]\). \([\eta] = \frac{[ML^{-1}T^{-2}][L^2]}{[LT^{-1}][L]} = \frac{[MLT^{-2}]}{[L^2T^{-1}]} = [ML^{-1}T^{-1}]\).

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