Question

select the correct answer. after spraying water on a waxed surface, a student notices that the water beads up to form many individual drops rather than being spread out evenly across the surface. what property of water causes it to bead up like this? a. the high boiling point of water b. the strong adhesion to other substances c. the high density of liquid water d. the ability to dissolve many other substances e. the strong cohesion between water molecules

Explanation:

Cohesion is the attraction between like - molecules. Water molecules have strong cohesion due to hydrogen bonding, causing them to bead up on a waxed surface instead of spreading out. Adhesion is attraction between unlike - molecules, and the other options (high boiling point, high density, ability to dissolve substances) are not related to beading up.

Answer:

E. the strong cohesion between water molecules