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Sutherland's formula

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Sutherland's formula [′səth·ər·lənz ‚fȯr·myə·lə]
(statistical mechanics)
The absolute viscosity of a gas is proportional toT³⁄₂/(C+T), whereTis the absolute temperature andCis a constant for a given gas.
The mean free path of a molecule in a gas is proportional to 1/[nd√1 +(C/T))], wherenis the number of molecules per unit volume,dis the diameter of a molecule,Tis the absolute temperature, andCis a constant.


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