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The attraction between water molecules and another substance is called adhesion. An example of this phenomenon is the absorption of water by a towel.
Water molecules are also attracted to each other by cohesion.
Adhesion and cohesion of water are both caused by the polarity of water molecules.
Molecules are said to be polar if they have opposite electrical charges at different ends of the molecule. Nonpolar molecules have none or evenly distributed charges (oil is an example of a nonpolar substance).
Since opposite charges attract, water is attracted to other polar (or ionic) substances.
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What is the property that allows water to cling to other substances?
the property is capillary action. it is possible because water is polar. that means it has an electrical charge.
Is density a physical property?
Density is classified as a physical property because the density of a substance can change when the substance changes state. Example: When water evaporates it is a physical change and the density changes. A chemical property is a property that describes its ability to react chemically with other substances and THEREFORE density is not a chemical property.YES.
What are some substances that don't mix with each other?
Oil and water.
A liquid mixture of two or more substances dissolved in each other?
ethanol and water.
What is composed of substances that are spread evenly among each other?
Solutions are mixtures composed of substances that are spread evenly among each other. Solutions are substances that a solute dissolves in a solvent. One example of solutions is salt water.
What is it called when water sticks to different substances?
Adhesion is when water is attracted to other substances. Cohesion is water's attraction to other water molecules.
When water sticks to other substances is it called adhesion?
yes
Water readily sticks to many other substances is called?
adhesion
What is cohesion of water?
Cohesion of water is how well it sticks to itself. Also adhesion of water is how well it sticks to other substances. cohension of water is caused by hydrogen bonds
Property that enables water to dissolve other substances?
cohesion
What is a property that enables water to dissolve other substances such as sea salt?
The property that enables water to dissolve other substances, such as sea salts, is cohesion. Thanks for using WikiAnswers! Ask again!
What is the property that allows water to cling to other substances?
the property is capillary action. it is possible because water is polar. that means it has an electrical charge.
When water sticks to glass what property of water is being demonstrated?
Cohesion .
Is a reaction with many substances a physical property of water?
No. That would be a chemical property.
What property of water allows it to dissolve many substances?
pure water
Matchsticks don't imbibe water why?
match sticks do not have hydrophilic substances in order 2 imbibe water.
What property does water have that allows it to dissolve many substances?
Water is a polar substance, which means that any other polar substances will dissolve in it. The opposite is mineral turpentine which is non-polar so all non-polar substances dissolve in it.
