Water drops adhere and stay intact on a solid surface thanks to cohesion, that is the circumstance that water molecules are attracted to each other mo

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Water drops adhere and stay intact on a solid surface thanks to cohesion, that is the circumstance that water molecules are attracted to each other more strongly than to the surrounding air molecules. Also the water molecules are strongly attracted to the surface they reside on, a fact evidenced in this picture by the drops adhering to an inclined surface

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