You walk down into your basement to find that the carpeting on the floor is damp.Concerned,you look around for large puddles of water or broken pipes,but find none.In fact,only the basement floor and carpeting is damp.You realize that water must have wicked into the carpet from the floor by ________.
A)adhesion and cohesion
B)adhesion and solubility
C)adhesion,cohesion,and solubility
D)cohesion and solubility

Question

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Adhesion (the attraction between water molecules and the carpet fibers) and cohesion (the attraction between water molecules themselves) are responsible for water wicking into the carpet. Solubility is not directly involved in the process of water moving through the carpet fibers.

You Walk Down into Your Basement to Find That the Carpeting