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What is meant by cohesive property of water​

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Water cohesion is a property of water that allows its molecules to stay together. One oxygen atom is bonded to two hydrogen atoms to form a water molecule. Because of the charge imbalance, opposites attract, and water molecules form weak hydrogen bonds with one another.
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Answer:

cohesion; water is attracted to water

adhesion; water is attracted to other substances

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adhesion and cohesion are water properties that affects every water molecule on earth and also the interaction of water molecules with molecules of other substances

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