Which describes a property of water that allows plants to transfer it from their roots to their leaves
2 answers:
Answer:
Cohesion and adhesion properties of water, and capillarity property.
Explanation:
Cohesion refers to the attraction forces of water molecules between them. These cohesive forces are possible due to the water capacity to generate hydrogen bonds.
The cohesive forces are responsible for superficial tension, an example of this is when you fill a glass of water and then put some tears into, it not spills but it forms like a dome of water - You can see the image attached -, anyway this superficial tension is the responsible of make liquids more stablish to break itself when are subdue to stress or tension. The water molecules form hydrogen bonds and "glue" each other with their neighbors and with the molecules who are more deeply into the liquid.
On the other hand, Adhesion allows water "glue" itself, but also adhere to other molecules or material. Adhesion is the attraction of different kinds of molecules, and water can make it very strongly, more if the molecule has positive or negative electric properties.
Adhesion is responsible for capillarity, it happens when water up through a thin glass tube (you can see the image 2 attached), or in the roots of the plants to their leaves. The water climbs through the stem of the plants due to their capacity to adhere to the molecules of the steam, and their capillarity property.
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