HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOLOGY
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Question
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Cohesion is when water sticks to ____
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itself
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something else
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Water has an amazing ability to adhere (stick) to itself and to other substances. The property of cohesion describes the ability of water molecules to be attracted to other water molecules, which allows water to be a “sticky” liquid.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cohesion holds hydrogen bonds together to create surface tension on water. Since water is attracted to other molecules, adhesive forces pull the water toward other molecules.
Detailed explanation-3: -The cohesive forces between liquid molecules are responsible for the phenomenon known as surface tension.
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