Question

trees use narrow tubes to transport water upward. which property of water allows the water to rise in these narrow tubes?
o high vapor pressure
o high boiling point
o cohesion of molecules
o net charge of molecules

Explanation:

Cohesion is the attraction between molecules of the same substance. In water, hydrogen bonds create strong cohesion. This property allows water molecules to stick together and form a continuous column in narrow tubes (like xylem in trees), enabling water to rise against gravity. High boiling point relates to energy needed to break bonds, high vapor pressure to evaporation tendency, and net charge of molecules is not a relevant property here.

Answer:

cohesion of molecules