If a scientist is studying the attraction of water molecules to each other, what property is he or she studying

The scientist is studying cohesion, a property of water that makes water molecules attract to one another.

Cohesion

Explanation:

Cohesion refers to one of the properties of water molecules to get attracted to each other. Since each water molecule an oxygen atom with a partial negative charge and hydrogen atoms with a partial positive charge, water molecules form intermolecular hydrogen bonds. This leads to the tendency of water molecules to stick together, that is, cohesion.

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