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Water molecules form hydrogen bonds to help in the process of water transport. Which property of water is described?

capillary action


adhesion


cohesion

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The property of water which is described in the lines above is cohesion.
It refers to the fact that water molecules stick to other water molecules, i. e. to themselves, as opposed to sticking to another material, which happens with adhesion. Water and capillaries don't have any connection.
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