BIOCHEMISTRY
PROPERTIES OF WATER
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Question
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Cohesion
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Adhesion
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Solution
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Transpiration
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cohesion: Water is attracted to water. Adhesion: Water is attracted to other substances. Adhesion and cohesion are water properties that affect every water molecule on Earth and also the interaction of water molecules with molecules of other substances.
Detailed explanation-2: -This is because the water molecules are attracted to the charged glass walls of the capillary more than they are to each other and therefore adhere to it. This type of adhesion is called capillary action.
Detailed explanation-3: -Adhesion occurs because of the polarity of water. Water molecules have an uneven sharing of electrons due to covalent bonding. This creates a negative and positive end of each water molecule. The result is that water is attracted to other molecules with opposite charges.