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The answer is cohesion.

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Cohesion is true but there is a more fundamental answer. There are four fundamental forces from which all other forces can be derived: electromagnetic (EM) force, weak force, strong force and gravitational force. Gravitational force is something we can all relate to, i.e. it's what keeps on the ground but surprisingly it's the weakest of all the forces. EM force defines how charged particles interact and the strong force and weak force are short range forces that play vital roles at the nuclear level. That said, all these forces play a key role in holding molecules together but on a microscopic scale strong and weak forces are insignificant because of their limited range. The gravitational attraction is also negligible because molecules have relatively small masses. That leaves the EM force. All molecules carry some sort of charge. While some molecules can have net zero charge, there will still be some polarity. As a result, the electromagnetic force is the main 'glue' that holds molecules together.

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