NEET BIOLOGY

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: -Water Experiments in Space Water is very adhesive; it sticks well to a variety of different substances. Water sticks to other things for the same reason it sticks to itself – because it is polar so it is attracted to substances that have charges.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cohesion: Hydrogen Bonds Make Water Sticky In the case of water, hydrogen bonds form between neighboring hydrogen and oxygen atoms of adjacent water molecules. The attraction between individual water molecules creates a bond known as a hydrogen bond.

Detailed explanation-4: -Water molecules are polar, like a magnet. The oxygen side of the molecule has a negative charge, and the side with the pair of hydrogen atoms has a positive charge. If you put a drop of water on a piece of wax paper, the water will hold on to the other water molecules around it, forming a bead.