The Lubricants Quiz

The property of reducing friction is known as lubricity.

The purpose of a lubricant is to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact.

Some other uses of lubricants include cooking, bioapplications on humans, ultrasound examination, medical examination, and sexual intercourse.

<p>Lubricants have been in use for thousands of years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Calcium soaps have been found on the axles of chariots from 1400 BC.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cooking, bioapplications on humans, ultrasound examination, medical examination, and sexual intercourse.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To reduce friction and contribute to a better functioning of a mechanism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reducing friction between surfaces, transmitting forces, transporting foreign particles, and heating or cooling surfaces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Calcium soaps.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lubricity.</p> Signup and view all the answers