On a camping trip, you are sitting by a pond, watching the fire. You observe a particle of ash fall and hit the surface of the water. It sits there for a moment before sinking and dissolving. Why was it able to sit there for a few seconds?

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Damaris Wong

Social Studies

10 October, 07:07

On a camping trip, you are sitting by a pond, watching the fire. You observe a particle of ash fall and hit the surface of the water. It sits there for a moment before sinking and dissolving. Why was it able to sit there for a few seconds?

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Theodore Hogan · Answer 1

Answer: Surface tension created by hydrogen bond.

Explanation:

Surface tension is the tension of the surface film of a liquid caused by the attraction of the particles in the surface layer by the bulk of the liquid, which tends to minimize surface area. The fish could survive for some moment due to the surface tension created by the hydrogen bonds between the water molecules.