μPa·s
micropascal second
Dynamic viscosityexact by definition
The micropascal second is 10⁻⁶ Pa·s, exact by prefix, and equal to 0.01 centipoise. It is the viscosity scale of gases: air at 20 °C is 18.2 μPa·s, hydrogen 8.8, and carbon dioxide 14.7.
Watch out: Gas viscosity rises with temperature while liquid viscosity falls, which surprises people the first time and is a consequence of gas viscosity being about molecular transit between layers rather than about intermolecular attraction.
| 1 μPa·s | 0.000001 Pa·s |
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