A viscometer is used to measure the viscosity of a patient's blood. The deformation rate (shear rate)-shear stress data is shown below. Plot the apparent viscosity versus deformation rate. Find the value of \(k\) and \(n\) in Eq. 2.17, and from this examine the aphorism "Blood is thicker than water."

Equation 2.17

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duldy (s) (Pa) 5 10 25 100 200 300 400 50 0.0457 0.119 0.241 0.375 0.634 1.06 1.46 1.78