F4-02: VISCOSITY OF AIR
- ID Code: F4-02
- Purpose: Demonstrate that air is viscous.
- Description: A large thin disc is suspended above a copper plate mounted on a rotator. As the plate is rotated, the thin disc begins to rotate slowly in the same direction, because of drag caused by the viscosity of the air.
- Availability: Available
- References: http://www.physics.umd.edu/deptinfo/facilities/lecdem/services/refs/refsf.htm#F4-02