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What is a property of water that refers to water's ability to stick to other substances?
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∙ 9y ago
The water molecule is an electric dipole.
Its small size and its polarity which is caused by polar H-O bonds. This causes it to bond to other objects such as when sugar dissolves in water. However, it cannot bond to non-polar molecules which is why not everything dissolves in water.
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