Chemical property of like molecules sticking together

Droplets showing surface tension

On certain laws of cohesive attraction / By James D. Dana.

Cohesion : a scientific history of intermolecular forces / J.S. Rowlinson.

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Droplets showing surface tension

On certain laws of cohesive attraction / By James D. Dana.

Cohesion : a scientific history of intermolecular forces / J.S. Rowlinson.