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How does water's property of cohesion and surface tension allow it to

create a dome of water on the penny?

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Soap works by disrupting the cohesive forces between molecules. When plain water is dropped on a penny, water molecules strongly attract one another and the resulting surface tension is high. This is observed by the bubble-like shape formed by the water as more drops are added to the penny's surface.

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Answer: Surface tension
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