Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Fluid Mechanics · easy
As temperature increases, the viscosity of a gas generally:
- Decreases
- Increases
- Remains constant
- Becomes zero
Answer
B. Increases
Solution
Gas viscosity comes from molecular momentum exchange, which increases with temperature.
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