Which statement is true of water’s tensile strength? 1: (a) It results from hydrogen bonding.

Which statement is true of water’s tensile strength?

1: (a) It results from hydrogen bonding.

2: (b) It helps to pull water through plants.

3: (c) It involves both cohesion and adhesion.

4: Both (a) and (b).

5: (a), (b), and (c).

Answer. The correct option is 5: (a), (b), and (c).

The water universal elastic modulus which is its resistance to being pulled apart, is a consequent of the hydrogen bonding, the cohesion and adhesion. It is all thanks to hydrogen bonding, which (b)donate the water molecules a feature peculiar to them like high of tenacity and tension strength to water. This hoop strength (b) plays a significant role in drawing water inside the xylem, and it is through this that both water and nutrients are transported from the roots to their helpers at the leaves. The cohesion (c) of water; which is the attractive forces between its molecules, and adhesion are other attractive forces that act on water-plant wall interface are other factors. These individual properties together bring to water its tensile strength that is an incredible property without which many biochemical and physics processes would not be the same.