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youngs:

Which example best represents the adhesion, cohesion, and surface tension of water?

iosangel:

What are the exmaples?

youngs:

1. Ice forming on the surface of water bodies in winter 2. The ability of water to dissolve many substances 3. Water droplets forming a bead-like shape over a glass table

iosangel:

Water droplets forming a bead-like shape over a glass table because adhesion is different particles or surfaces to cling to one another Cohesion is the force of attraction between similar kind of molecules.

iosangel:

and surface tension is the tendency of liquid surfaces to shrink into the minimum surface area possible

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