2006-09-21 12:42:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
there's plenty of reasons, but more often then not it's polarity (negative is attracted to positive)
oops sorry, thinking of atoms in general
don't know why water sticks, sorry.
2006-09-21 12:45:02 · answer #1 · answered by Give Blood; Play Hockey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The structure of a water molecule has both of the hydrogen atoms at one end and the oxygen at the other. This means that the electron charge at the hydrogen end is slightly negative and slightly positive at the oxygen end. So each individual molecule works like a tiny magnet.
2006-09-21 12:46:13 · answer #2 · answered by juicy_wishun 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is because of the property of surface tension and cohesion....that is if u mean water drops....but if ur question runs thru to a molecular level ,then yes, it is primarily because of H-bonding, van-der waals interactions and so on....
2006-09-21 12:54:03 · answer #3 · answered by andy_nams 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hydrogen bonding
2006-09-21 12:52:24 · answer #4 · answered by bigfredhk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
electrons
2006-09-21 12:46:27 · answer #5 · answered by triskaidekaphobia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋