what is cohesion
Cohesion (from Latin cohaerere stick or stay together) or cohesive attraction or cohesive force is the action or property of like molecules sticking together, being mutually attractive.
Cohesion is the attraction between molecules of the same substance. For ex. when water molecules tend to stick together. Cohesion is what allows spiders and other insects â¦to walk ON water. Adhesion on the other hand, is the attraction between molecules of different substances.