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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Silica content determines viscosity. True False

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@YoungStudier

OpenStudy (youngstudier):

What do you think?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

true maybe

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@1351250faith

OpenStudy (anonymous):

where is it from

OpenStudy (youngstudier):

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."

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think it is true but not sure

OpenStudy (youngstudier):

I believe you are correct, @alexa106

OpenStudy (rushwr):

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

OpenStudy (rushwr):

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

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