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Some insects, such as water striders, are able to walk on water. In one or two sentences, make and justify a conjecture about a property of water that would allow the insect to walk on it.thank you :)

Some insects, such as water striders, are able to walk on water. In one or two sentences-example-1
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Answer: Some insects are able to walk on water because of its high surface tension. Water molecules tend to stick together because of the strong cohesive forces that binds these molecules together. This is all due to the hydrogen bonding that takes place between each water molecule

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