Consider the aquatic insects pictured in the accompanying figure. Which characteristic of water molecules directly

contributes to their remarkable "water walking" success?

a. ionic bonds

b. capillary action

c. hydrogen bonds

d. adhesive forces

e. nonpolar covalent bonds


c

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