This property is due to how the compound water forms. The oxygen end has a slight negative charge and the hydrogen end has a slight positive charge. The positive end of a water molecule is attracted to the negative end of another water molecule. Other molecules which are polar are attracted to the ends of water molecules. Two properties of water are explained by its polar nature.
Cohesion is the property of water where water sticks to water.
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