What are cohesive forces?

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Denise Granger
Jan 16, 2016

Cohesion is the attraction of molecules in a liquid to each other due to inter-molecular forces.

Explanation:

This causes a tendency in the liquids to avoid separation.

This can be observe by over-filling liquid water into a glass. The liquid will stack on top of another until the inter-molecular force can no longer support it.

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