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A simple definition of adhesion in water would be that water sticks to things. An example of this can be seen when pouring water into a shallow dish. Rather than staying in one area, the water will spread out to touch all parts of the dish.
If you are referring to the adhesion of water onto glass or substances of the like, it is because water molecules make weak bonds with the molecules on the glass, which are easily broken, ie pour out of the glass or evaporation.
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Adhesion describes water's attraction to?
You think probable to hydrophile materials.
What is it called when water sticks to different substances?
Adhesion is when water molecules stick to other molecules
What procedure describes the freeing of a kidney from adhesion?
Nephrolysis
What is a non-example of adhesion?
Coming loose is a non-example of adhesion.
What term describes the attraction of one water molecule toward another?
When water is attracted to other water molecules it is called cohesion. When water is attracted to other substances it is called adhesion.
Why is adhesion important?
Adhesion is important in plants for water transport. Adhesions in a plant transport water to the vein of the leaves.
What property of water allows it to stick to a dry surface such as a wooden countertop?
Adhesion is what allows water to stick.
How does adhesion in water benefit plants?
no
How does water defy gravity?
adhesion.
What makes water stick to glass?
adhesion
What is a mixture of of water and living cells?
an adhesion
What property of water accounts for the fact that the molecules of water grab the walls of the thin xylem vessels?
Adhesion. Adhesion causes polar water molecules to adhere to the surface of a material that is polar.
