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The "bonds which hold water molecules together" are, I think, the covalent bonds holding the Hydrogens to the Oxygen. Evaporation does not break those bonds, i
by quesera 3y ago
The "bonds which hold water molecules together" are, I think, the covalent bonds holding the Hydrogens to the Oxygen.
Evaporation does not break those bonds, it's just the intact molecules energetically escaping the surface tension of the liquid.
(Disclaimer: My high school chemistry books have not left their shelves in many years, except when moving.)
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