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Which example best represents the adhesion, cohesion, and surface tension of water?

Ice forming on the surface of water bodies in winters
The ability of water to dissolve many substances
Water droplets forming a bead-like shape over a glass table

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Answer: Water droplets forming a bead-like shape over a glass table

Explanation: Adhesion is the force of attraction between different kind of molecules.

Cohesion is the force of attraction between similar kind of molecules.

Surface tension is the net downward force acting on the surface of a liquid due to the attraction from the molecules present in the bulk. The surface acts like a stretched membrane and thus acquires a spherical shape.

Ice forming on the surface of water bodies in winters is due to the less density of cold water which freezes to ice at its freezing point.

The ability of water to dissolve many substances is sue to the polar nature of water.

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Answer: [C]: "Water droplets forming a bead-like shape over a glass table".
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