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hydrogen bond has a lifetime of 1/100,000,000,000th of a second, but as one is broken, another one is formed. This makes life possible.
Consequences of the Hydrogen Bond
- Surface tension is a result of the cohesion of water molecules.
- Because of positive and negative charges, water is adhesive to any other charged molecules and to charged surfaces.
- Capillary action: Water will move throgh small crevices on it own accord and shift shape to do so.
- Inhibition: capillary movement of water into substances and the substances swelling in result (wood, etc.)