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Which of the following has high viscosity-water or glycerine?

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Viscosity is another type of bulk property defined as a liquid’s resistance to flow. When the intermolecular forces of attraction are strong within a liquid, there is a larger viscosity. Therefore, molecular forces regarding to chemical bonds should to be stronger for glycerine than water. The viscosity of water results from hydrogen bonds between the positively charged hydrogen atoms and the negatively charged oxygen atoms. Glycerine (HOH2C-CHOH-CH2OH) contains three hydroxyl groups, which leads to a higher number of hydrogen bonds and therefore stronger bonds between molecules have higher viscosity.

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