Question

Silica content determines viscosity.

True
False

Answer 1

@YoungStudier

Answer 2

What do you think?

Answer 3

true maybe

Answer 4

@1351250faith

Answer 5

where is it from

Answer 6

http://www.gso.uri.edu/lava/MagmaProperties/properties.html
"In general, the viscosity of magma increases as the silica content increases from basalt to rhyolite."

Answer 7

i think it is true but not sure

Answer 8

I believe you are correct, @alexa106

Answer 9

I think it should be true . Because the viscosity increases with the silica content.

Answer 10

Viscosity is defined as the ability of a substance to resist flow. In a sense, viscosity is the inverse of fluidity. The more silica is in a magma the more viscous the magma will be due to the strong silica-oxygen bonds