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Chemistry of Life

Water Climbing by Adhesion

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Water can climb or stick to surfaces because of adhesion, which is the attraction between different kinds of molecules. In water, this is easy to see on polar surfaces such as glass or cellulose in plants. The positive hydrogen side of water is more attracted to the negative oxygen in silica than to nearby water molecules.

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L'adhésion se produit lorsque deux molécules différentessont attirées l'une par l'autre,comme l'eau sur un brin d'herbe. C'est parce que la surface de l'herbe est polaire. Lorsque la surface est un tube vertical,une traction ascendante a lieu sur les bords,et donne un ménisque concave.

Si la force adhésive est plus forteque l'attractio...

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