Water surface tension is caused by what bonds?

Answer 1

Waters high surface tension is caused by hydrogen bonds which is a special type of dipole-dipole force that exists between an electronegative atom and a hydrogen atom bonded to Nitrogen, Oxygen or Fluorine.

Answer 2

surface tension on water exists because its a liquid and therefore maintains a consistently higher density than air making it thicker and harder to push threw. The alignment of hydrogen bonds with one another that makes them squish together tightly thus "wet" \ "wetness" water molecules (H2o) have spread out and soak in to or all over whatever. ex If you've ever done a belly flop into a pool you can attest for the strength and power of surface tension even from a short distance. This is also the reason for people dying from jumping from bridges from extreme height of over 120 ft can = death. The speed from a car train truck airplane or helicopter can also compound the risk of death from water tension. ex. water skiers and wake boarders crash all the time and they can get really injured and when you see them they are traveling at only say 35-45 miles per hour however the surface tension of water is so great that it appears like they just jumped out of a speeding Mac truck or got in a motorcycle crash

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Answer 3

The hydrogen bonds that form between water molecules. A slightly positive hydrogen in one water molecule will form weak hydrogen bonds with the slightly positive oxygen on another water molecule.

Answer 4

The surface tension of water is caused by hydrogen bonds between the water molecules.

Answer 5

High polarity, dipole forces

Answer 6

hydrogen