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Water travels up a tree through small tubes called xylem. As water is released through the leaves of the tree, it creates a negative pressure at the top of the tree. Even though the weight of all the water is dragging it down via gravity, the adhesion and cohesion properties of water create a strong attraction between the water molecules. Another property that helps is capillary action, where the water molecules are more strongly attracted to the walls of the xylem than they are to each other. The height that capillary action can draw water is inversely proportional to the width of the tube, which means that the xylem and stomata can draw water up and incredible distance.
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∙ 13y agoadhesion is force of attraction between particles of different nature while cohesion is force of attraction between particles of similar nature
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∙ 9y agoAdhesion and cohesion have everything to do with the movement of water. These factors affect the pulling or pushing of water against a substance.
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∙ 15y agoAdhesion is an capillary tube the water molecules cling to each other and
Cohesion is the same tube they remain attached to each other .
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Is water soaking through a paper towel cohesion?
Adhesion.
What are some examples of adhesion?
water can creep up narrow spaces. Capillarity assists the movement of water and solutes in plant stems and roots.
What are the characteristics of water?
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Why is water both adhesive and cohesive?
Cohesion in water is the water being 'sticky' or attracted to itself. Adhesion in water is when the water is 'sticky' or attacted to other surfaces. Water is cohesive and adhesive because of it's properties. The oxyogen and hydrogen molecules are bonded together and are polar. Beacuse the molecules are polar the particales are therefore attracted to each other from negative to positive end (cohesion), but are also atracted to other particles in other surfaces, again positive to negative poles (adhesion). It's very important that water be both cohesive and adhesive for being good for solutions and other functions.
How do differences in surfaces affect the adhesion of tape?
How is differences in surface affect the adhesion f tape? Does the type of surface affect the adhesion of tape?
Compare and contrast adhesion and cohesion using capillary action as an example?
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How does adhesion and cohesion results to the formation of a meniscus?
if adhesion>cohesion, concave meniscus from out if ahesion<cohesion, convex if adhesion=cohesion, flat surface
Compare contrast the terms adhesion and cohesion?
Cohesion- Is An Attraction Between Molecules Of The Same Substance.Adhesion- Is An Attraction Between Molecules Of Different Substances.
What is the influence of adhesion and cohesion in liquid?
what ia the influence of adhesion and cohesion on liquid
What causes adhesion and cohesion of water?
Hydrogen bonds are the reason for cohesion and Van Der Waals equation is the cause of adhesion.
Is cohesion and adhesion the same?
No, Cohesion is when like particles are forced together by the molecular forces. Adhesion is when unlike particles are forced together by molecular force
How are cohesion and adhesion difference?
Cohesion is a word used to describe something being formed as a whole. Adhesion is a word used to describe something that is being adhered to another object. So, cohesion is only 1 object and adhesion is 2 or more objects.
The attraction among molecules of different substances is called?
An attraction between substances of the same kind is called cohesion. However, if it occurs in water, then it is known as capillary action.
What are synonyms of adherence?
Bond Cohesion attachment adhesion
What is a direct result of hydrogen bonding?
cohesion and adhesion
What properties make water wet?
Adhesion & Cohesion
What has high specific heat cohesion and adhesion?
water
