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Sally was removing her nail polish to get ready for a dance. She was also drinking a bottle of water. The doorbell rang and she rushed to answer it, leaving the open bottle of nail polish remover (acetone) and the bottle of water open. Sally forgot about them until the next morning and when she checked, the nail polish remover (acetone) was empty and the water looked untouched.

Sally believes the particles in water stick together more. In terms of your knowledge of the strength of electrical forces and the structure of substances, explain Sally's statement.

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This is because water vapour present in air collide with the surface of cold water bottle which and condenses into water droplets. These water droplets collect and form a puddle of water around the bottle.
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