Cohesion allows water molecules to stick together, enabling capillary action and water transport, while adhesion causes water molecules to be attracted to other polar materials, like surfaces.
Cohesion allows water molecules to stick together, enabling capillary action and water transport, while adhesion causes water molecules to be attracted to other polar materials, like surfaces.
| Front | waters cohesive and adhesive properties 2.1.2(a) |
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| Back | cohesive: -moves as 1 mass as molecules in cohesion, therefore water can go up plant roots and can go up a straw (capillary action) Adhesive: -water molecules attracted to other materials, therefore when washing hands, water doesn't run straight off |
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