Answer to Question #89298 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for Shivam Nishad

Question

In a gas, which physical quantity is transported in the following phenomena ?
(a) Viscosity
(b) Thermal conductivity

Answer 1

(a) - perpendicular to the transportation direction momentum; the corresponding formula is Newton's law

(b) - energy in the form of heat, temperature; the corresponding formula is Fourier's law