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What is the relationship between permeability and viscosity of water?

(a) Directly proportional

(b) Inversely proportional

(c) Both are equal

(d) None of the mentioned

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Right option is (b) Inversely proportional

To elaborate: From Poiseuille’s law, K=Ds2 γw /ɳ

It is found that permeability is directly proportional to the unit weight of water and inversely proportional to its viscosity.

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