Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 19 - Acids, Bases, and Salts - 19 Assessment - Page 688: 126

Answer

Recall that hydrogen bonds, attractive forces between water molecules, cause molecules at the surface of water to have a high surface tension. Molecules are pulled towards each other and towards the inward of the bulk of the solution.

Work Step by Step

Recall that hydrogen bonds, attractive forces between water molecules, cause molecules at the surface of water to have a high surface tension. Molecules are pulled towards each other and towards the inward of the bulk of the solution.
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