Motor oil, water and soft drinks are all liquids with different properties. One of the major properties of a liquid is its viscosity, which is a measurement of the ability of a fluid to resist flow due to friction, adhesion or cohesion. It is often used in engineering and physics to provide information that can help scientists make decisions about which fluid to use in various situations. Centistoke, or cSt, and Centipoise, or cP, are units of measurement that are used to describe viscosity.
Instructions
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Write down the number of cSt on a piece of paper.
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Multiply that number by Specific Gravity, or SG. SG is a ratio of the density of one substance to the density of a reference substance, which is often water.
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Write down the answer to the equation and you have converted cSt to cP.