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Attractive forces of cell walls for wate...

Attractive forces of cell walls for water molecules is termed as

A

Adhesion

B

Cohesion

C

Osmosis

D

Plasmolysis

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A
Adhesion is the force of attraction between two particles of a different substance. The xylem wall is also polar and hence can form an intermolecular association with water molecules.
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