Q. Attraction of water molecules to polar surfaces is known as
A) Cohension
B) Capillarity
C) Surface tension
D) Adhesion
Explanation
Adhesion is the attraction of unlike molecules to each other, such as that between water and the walls of xylem vessels in plants.
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