Multiple choice

In a fluid that behaves according to Newton's law, which quality should be independent of the stress to become a Newtonian?

  1. Latent heat of vaporisation

  2. Specific heat

  3. Viscosity

  4. Specific vapour volume

  5. Fluidity
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Explanation

The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to gradual deformation by shear stress or tensile stress. For liquids, it corresponds to the informal notion of thickness.

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