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How adhesion cohesion and capillary action all enable water to go from the roots to the top of a tall tree?
Water travels up a tree through small tubes called xylem. As water is released through the leaves of the tree, it creates a negative pressure at the top of the tree. Even though the weight of all the water is dragging it down via gravity, the adhesion and cohesion properties of water create a strong attraction between the water molecules. Another property that helps is capillary action, where the water molecules are more strongly attracted to the walls of the xylem than they are to each other. The height that capillary action can draw water is inversely proportional to the width of the tube, which means that the xylem and stomata can draw water up and incredible distance.
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Compare and contrast adhesion and cohesion using capillary action as an example?
Adhesion is the attraction between different substances, while cohesion is the attraction between the same type of molecules. In capillary action, water molecules adhere to the walls of a narrow tube due to adhesion, while they also stick together due to cohesion, allowing water to move up the tube against gravity. Overall, adhesion and cohesion work together to enable capillary action.
Adhesion and cohesion together enable water molecules to move through narrow tubes against the force of gravity how?
Adhesion allows water molecules to stick to the walls of narrow tubes, while cohesion allows water molecules to stick together. This combination creates a capillary action, where water moves up the tube against gravity due to the attraction between the water molecules and the tube walls.
Whats the difference between adhesion and cohesion?
Adhesion is the attraction between two molecules of different substances.cohesion is the attraction between molecules of the same substances.
What are two things observed in nature that are the result of adhesion?
When water sticks to surfaces like glass or leaves, forming droplets or films, this is a result of adhesion. Geckos are able to climb vertical surfaces due to the adhesive properties of their toe pads, which enable them to stick to surfaces through adhesion.
What are the characteristics of water that makebit life sustaining?
Water is life-sustaining due to its unique properties: high heat capacity helps regulate body temperature, universal solvent properties enable biochemical reactions, cohesion and adhesion facilitate transport of nutrients and waste in organisms, and its density changes with temperature, allowing for aquatic life to exist even in frozen conditions.
Where do you get Celebi in ss?
You need the event. Sorry. But you can enable the event with an action replay.
Can you wax Formica?
Yes. Formica is sometimes used as a moulding surface in the fibreglass industry, and is always waxed to prevent adhesion, and enable release. On benchtops, it may prevent staining. Try it.
What voice verb enable you to depersonalize an action and cushion bad news?
passive voice
What is form theatre in drama?
A drama technique to enable the audience to intervene in the action of a performance.
What action will enable classful routing behavior?
Using only classful netmasks on all networks
What are some action verbs that begin with the letter E?
Eat Edit Earn Enable Employ
Why is water versatile molecules?
Water is a versatile molecule because it can form hydrogen bonds, allowing it to dissolve a wide range of substances and exhibit unique properties such as high surface tension, capillary action, and high specific heat capacity. These properties enable water to support life and participate in various chemical reactions.
