Question

What is the dimension of viscosity?

(a) MLT^2

(b) M^1L^-1T

(c) ML^-1T^-1

(d) ML^-2T^1

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I'm obligated to ask this question of Viscosity topic in portion Criteria of Purity and Characterisation of Materials of Engineering Chemistry I

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) ML^-1T^-1

To elaborate: The dimension of viscosity is ML^-1T^-1. It’s unit is m^2/s or stokes.