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How does polarity affect the physical properties of matter?

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Water is a polar molecule. Because of this, it has both adhesion and cohesion. This means it sticks to other matter. Adhesion is when water sticks to different matter and cohesion means it sticks to identical molecules of itself. Water has hydrogen bonds that are attracted to the oxygen atoms in other molecules of H2O. 
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