Doubling the viscosity of a fluid that is pressure- driven across a microporous membrane should
A) Double the flow
B) Increase the flow to 16X its previous value
C) Halve the flow
D) Have little effect on the flow
E) Decre ase the flow by a factor of 4

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Doubling the viscosity of a fluid generally results in halving the flow rate across a microporous membrane, assuming other conditions remain constant, according to the Hagen-Poiseuille equation for laminar flow.

Doubling the Viscosity of a Fluid That Is Pressure- Driven