Pharmacy Practice MCQ- Determination of Viscosity

Pharmacy Practice MCQ, in this article we will solve, Practice MCQ under subject physical pharmaceutics II. Read following article for your reference.

 

Determination Of Viscosity: Capillary, Falling Sphere And Rotational Viscometers » PHARMACAREERS

 

  • What is viscosity?
    • a) The measure of a fluid’s resistance to flow
    • b) The measure of a fluid’s density
    • c) The measure of a fluid’s temperature
    • d) The measure of a fluid’s pressure
  • Which type of viscometer is used to measure the viscosity of low-viscosity fluids?
    • a) Capillary viscometer
    • b) Falling sphere viscometer
    • c) Rotational viscometer
    • d) All of the above
  • What is the principle behind a capillary viscometer?
    • a) Measuring the time it takes for a fluid to flow through a capillary tube
    • b) Measuring the time it takes for a sphere to fall through a fluid
    • c) Measuring the rotational resistance of a fluid
    • d) Measuring the temperature change of a fluid
  • Which equation is commonly used to determine viscosity using a capillary viscometer?
    • a) Hagen-Poiseuille equation
    • b) Bernoulli’s equation
    • c) Stokes’ law
    • d) Newton’s law
  • What does the Hagen-Poiseuille equation describe?
    • a) The flow rate of a fluid through a capillary tube
    • b) The fall time of a sphere through a fluid
    • c) The rotational resistance of a fluid
    • d) The density of a fluid
  • In a falling sphere viscometer, what is measured to determine the viscosity of a fluid?
    • a) The time it takes for a sphere to fall a certain distance through the fluid
    • b) The rotational speed of a cylinder in the fluid
    • c) The flow rate of the fluid through a capillary tube
    • d) The density of the fluid
  • Which law is applied to calculate viscosity using a falling sphere viscometer?
    • a) Bernoulli’s law
    • b) Stokes’ law
    • c) Newton’s law
    • d) Archimedes’ law
  • What is the principle behind Stokes’ law in the context of a falling sphere viscometer?
    • a) The force of gravity on the sphere
    • b) The buoyant force acting on the sphere
    • c) The drag force acting on the sphere as it falls through the fluid
    • d) The rotational resistance of the fluid
  • In a rotational viscometer, what is measured to determine the viscosity of a fluid?
    • a) The rotational speed of a spindle or cylinder in the fluid
    • b) The flow rate of the fluid through a capillary tube
    • c) The fall time of a sphere through the fluid
    • d) The temperature change of the fluid
  • What type of viscometer is commonly used to measure the viscosity of non-Newtonian fluids?
    • a) Capillary viscometer
    • b) Falling sphere viscometer
    • c) Rotational viscometer
    • d) U-tube viscometer
  • Which parameter is crucial for calculating viscosity in a capillary viscometer?
    • a) Density of the fluid
    • b) Time of flow through the capillary tube
    • c) Temperature of the fluid
    • d) Speed of the falling sphere
  • What does the term “kinematic viscosity” refer to?
    • a) Dynamic viscosity divided by fluid density
    • b) The resistance of a fluid to flow
    • c) The rotational resistance of a fluid
    • d) The flow rate of a fluid through a capillary
  • Which unit is commonly used to express dynamic viscosity?
    • a) Poise (P)
    • b) Pascal-second (Pa·s)
    • c) Centipoise (cP)
    • d) All of the above
  • Which unit is commonly used to express kinematic viscosity?
    • a) Stokes (St)
    • b) Centistokes (cSt)
    • c) Poise (P)
    • d) Pascal-second (Pa·s)
  • In the falling sphere method, what is the relationship between the sphere’s diameter and the measured viscosity?
    • a) Larger diameter spheres increase the measured viscosity
    • b) Larger diameter spheres decrease the measured viscosity
    • c) The diameter of the sphere does not affect the measured viscosity
    • d) The relationship is dependent on the fluid density
  • What is the primary advantage of using a rotational viscometer?
    • a) Suitable for both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids
    • b) Simple and inexpensive
    • c) Requires no calibration
    • d) Measures density directly
  • Which factor can significantly affect viscosity measurements in a capillary viscometer?
    • a) Temperature of the fluid
    • b) Diameter of the capillary tube
    • c) Length of the capillary tube
    • d) All of the above

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