16. Surface tension that allows light weight and lightly placed objects to rest on top of water's surface is due to (cohesion/adhesion) of water molecules held together by (hydrogen/ionic/covalent) bonds. 17. Capillary action allows water to travel against the force of gravity due to (cohesion/adhesion) of water molecules, the sticking of water molecules to other surfaces and also by (cohesion/adhesion), the sticking of water molecules to each other as they travel up or across a surface.
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