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which property of water allows insects to walk on its surface? adhesion surface tension capillary action solubility
Brief Explanations
Surface tension is the property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force, enabling insects like water - striders to walk on water. Adhesion is the attraction between different substances, capillary action involves the movement of liquid in narrow spaces, and solubility is about a substance dissolving in a solvent. None of these other properties explain the ability of insects to walk on water.
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