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The ability of water to attach to sufaces unlike itself is called ?

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Answer:


\boxed {\tt Adhesion}

Step-by-step explanation:

Water has many properties, but there are two called adhesion and cohesion.

Let's define these properties.

Adhesion

  • When two molecules that are not the same are attracted

Cohesion

  • When two molecules that are the same are attracted

Since water has the property of adhesion, it is able to attach to other surfaces unlike itself. Therefore, the correct answer is adhesion.

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