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the types of bonds that hold water together
surface tension
adhesion
hydrogen bonds
cohesion
Hydrogen bonds are the intermolecular forces that hold water molecules together. Hydrogen bonds form between the hydrogen atom of one water molecule and the oxygen atom of another water molecule. This is due to the polar nature of the water molecule, where the oxygen has a partial negative charge and the hydrogens have partial positive charges. Surface tension, adhesion, and cohesion are properties related to water's behavior (surface tension is related to hydrogen bonds creating a "skin" - like effect on water's surface; adhesion is attraction between water and other substances; cohesion is attraction between water molecules themselves), but the direct bond holding water together is the hydrogen bond.
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Hydrogen Bonds