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MHT CET · Physics · Mechanical Properties of Fluids

The viscous force between two liquid layers is

  1. A radial.
  2. B normal to the liquid surface.
  3. C tangential to the liquid surface.
  4. D neither purely tangential nor purely normal.
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(C) tangential to the liquid surface.

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According to Newton's law of viscosity,
\(\tau=\frac{F}{A}=-\eta \frac{d v}{d z}\)
As we know that viscous force acts like friction between the layer of two fluids due to which shearing action will occur, a shear force will always act tangential to the plane of the fluid/object. So, tangential stress will be generated between the two layers of the two fluids.