When a thin glass tube is put into water, the water rises 1.4 cm. When the same

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When a thin glass tube is put into water, the water rises 1.4 cm. When the same tube is put into hexane, the hexane rises only 0.4 cm. Complete the sentences to best explain the difference Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right. Make certain each sentence is complete before submitting your answer. Reset Help 1. The strongest force observed at the surface of glass is 2. Water is and interacts, generating adhesive interactions with the only weak dispersion strong hydrogen bonding polar glass 3. Hexane is and interacts, generating adhesive interactions with the

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Answers: 1. dipole 2. polar, strong

3. Nonpolar, only weak

Explanation: Water can generate strong adhesive interactions with the glass (due to the dipoles at the surface of the glass), but hexane is nonpolar and cannot interact strongly with the glass surface.

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