If you place a paper towel in a dish of water, the water will
A) move away from the towel because water molecules have hydrophobic interactions.
B) move up the towel because water molecules move quickly as it vaporizes.
C) dissolve the towel because water is a good solvent.
D) move up the towel as the water adheres to the paper towel while the cohesive water molecules stay bound to each other.
E) separate into H+ and OH- ions, which will react with the paper towel molecules.
D
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