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20. use the diagram below.
which statement best explains why the mercury has not risen as high as the alcohol even though both thermometers are measuring the same water temperature
a) there is less mercury in the thermometer
b) the temperature of the water measured by the mercury is lower
c) the mercury atoms move faster and farther apart than the alcohol molecules
making it rise higher
d) alcohol atoms move faster and farther apart than the mercury molecules

answer:

explanation: what do you mean?

it have destructive character

water   molecules stay close to each other through cohesion, the collective action of hydrogen bonds between water molecules. cohesion plants draw water upwards from the root through the stem's transport tubes (xylem) to the leaf. this transport occurs even in large trees and against gravity. transpiration, evaporation of water from plant leaves, creates a tension on water molecules being pulled up from the stem and roots.

water also has high (the attraction of one substance to another) properties because of its polar nature. adhesion of water molecules to plant cell walls counteract gravity while water is transported from roots to leaves.

water exhibits a very high surface tension when compared to other liquids. surface tension is a property of a liquid that holds the surface together and allows it to resist an external force. by capillary action, the water forms concave menisci inside the pores. the high surface tension of water pulls the concavity outwards, generating enough force to lift water from the roots to the leaves of plants.

thus, cohesion, along with adhesion and surface tension creates a capillary action that keeps water molecules interacting and moving through the plants out to the leaf cells.

therefore, option d) is the correct answer.

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