Explain why glycerine is more viscous than water?

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Viscosity is defined as the measure of a fluid's resistance to flow.
Glycerine is more viscous than water because glycerine has strong interparticle forces of attraction (force between particles) while water has weaker interparticle forces of attraction. Therefore, glycerine has a higher viscosity (resistance to flow) as compared to water.

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