Hydrogen Bonding and Water's Cohesive Properties

Steps:

• Identify the question: It asks for the term describing hydrogen bonding between water molecules, which involves attractions within the same substance.
• Recall definitions: Cohesion refers to intermolecular forces like hydrogen bonds holding molecules of the same type together.
• Eliminate unrelated terms: Adhesion involves different substances, while osmosis and diffusion are transport processes, not bonding types.
• Confirm: In water, hydrogen bonding creates cohesion, explaining surface tension and capillary action.

Why B is correct:

• Cohesion is defined as the attraction between like molecules due to hydrogen bonding, which in water forms a network of bonds between H and O atoms of adjacent molecules.

Why the others are wrong:

• A: Adhesion describes attractions between unlike molecules, such as water to glass.
• C: Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane driven by concentration gradients.
• D: Diffusion is the random movement of particles from high to low concentration, not a bonding interaction.

Final answer: B