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The property of surface tension causes water to occupy the least possible surface area, or to put it simply, "stick together".
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∙ 8y agoIts a polar molecule ... so besides the usual weak attractive force between molecules
there is an electrostatic attraction.
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Why do sugar crystal reform if you evaporate water?
Sugar crystals reform when the water they were previously in evaporates. As the water has evaporated, the sugar particles can no longer be supported separately and so they stick together in order to support themselves.
How does glue stick to things if it doesnt stick to the bottle?
When you squeeze the glue out of it's container, it makes contact with air, therefore evaporating the water molecules and drying it onto the surface of which you are gluing. So the reason why glue doesn't stick to the inside of the bottle is merely because the top is (hopefully) sealed, denying air access to the glue inside, so the water molecules remain intact. Hopefully you found this resourceful.
Why do ice cubes stick together in the freezer?
Answering the question and the question in the details below:Ice cubes stick together because the surface of ice is liquid-like and when the ice cubes touch, the surfaces freeze together. For more background, please view the answer to "Why is ice slippery?"The following answer gives some scientific details pertaining to ice:Water freezes at 0 degrees celsius, but the ice that comes out of your freezer is much colder.From the moment you put ice into water, the water gets colder and the ice gets warmer until there is one uniform temperature and all ice has turned to water. You can imagine how if the ice were cold enough, it could freeze all the water.Two cubes of ice at say -10C would easily freeze a thin layer of cold water surrounding them before they get down to the temperature at which they begin to melt.BUT I have noticed that often cubes that are half-melted will still stick together. How can this be? If it has been shrinking, the outer layer should be in the process of melting and therefore not cold enough to freeze its surroundings. I do not know the explanation for this. Perhaps I wasn't watching closely enough. Maybe they froze together when they were larger and for some reason the connections don't melt as fast as the other parts of the ice. More experimentation needed.
Does the dragonfish breathe water or air?
The dragon fish breaths in air from the water so keep the tank well filtered, or have air bubbles.
Can rubbing your hands together take the place of antibacterial soap?
If you use non-antibacterial soap and rub your hands together with it and water for like 15 seconds, that releases the germs, but does not kill them. So then you put your hands under water and that washes the germs away.
Why put oil in boiling water for pasta?
So the noodles don't stick together!
Can air and water molecules stick together to form a bubble?
No? When you open water, the water molecules have contact with the air molecules. BUT! does the water turn into bubbles? I don't think so.
How does adhesion and cohesion affect each other?
Adhesion is where water molecules stick to other things, and cohesion is where the water molecules stick to each other. The combination of this makes it so that together, they can climb up things like roots of a tree to give the tree water.
Is clay cohesive?
Yes the particles of clay stick together when not suspended in water- this is what makes it cohesive, however when in water the clay particles separate and so can be held in suspension with almost nul energy!
Does cotton felt?
No, not in the same way that wool felts. Cotton lacks the 'hooks' that wool contains, so cotton doesn't 'stick together' as well as does wool.
Why do electrons stick together so well?
In general, electrons do not stick together well at all. In fact each electron repels every other electron. Electrons pack into high densities in atoms because each electron is attracted to the positive charge of the atom's nucleus more strongly than it is repelled by the other electrons in the atom.
How do water molecules form and interact?
Water molecules stick together when they get closer together. This is due to the partial positive charge of the hydrogen atoms and the partial negative charge of the oxygen atom. The sticking together is called cohesion.
Why did the Germans stick together?
because the Irish wanted to fight them and the Germans were scared so they always stuck together
Where does your water vapour condense?
Water vapor condenses when warm air rises, and temperatures drop. It is easier to condense in cold air because the molecules are moving more slowly, so they can stick together better.
How do you make gak without barox?
well u see thats what makes it stick together and chunky and, well gak. the other subtens would be starch, but there the same thing so u need it to make it , :(
Does a stick absorb water?
Yes, most certainly it does. A stick is wood and is made of a fibrous material which can absorb water. In fact it can become so saturated with water that it will not float.
Why H bonding so importance to water's properties?
Hydrogen bonding allows water molecules to stick together. Although it is considered to be a weak bond, the special properties of hydrogen bonding allows water to be useful in MANY different circumstances. Hydrogen bonding in water allows it to be the universal solvent. It also keeps water molecules together so that we have actual water instead of gas (imagine a world without liquid H2O).
