<span>The high surface tension helps the paper clip - with muchhigher density - float on the water. The property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force, due to the cohesive nature of its molecules.</span>
Submerging a plant cell in distilled water (100% water) will result in turgid plant cell.
When the plant cell is placed in distilled water which is a hypotonic solution , it takes up water by osmosis and starts to swell. Because plant cell has the cell wall bursting is prevented. As a result, he plant cell is said to have become "turgid" (i.e. swollen and hard).