moleculeforces
nounUK /ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl fɔː.sɪz/
US /ˈmɑː.lə.kjuːl fɔːr.sɪz/
The pushes and pulls that hold the tiny pieces of stuff together or push them apart.
Moleculeforces keep the water molecules sticking to each other.
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2. The weak pulls between separate molecules, like the ones that make water form droplets.
Moleculeforces make raindrops round.
3. The strong pulls inside a molecule that keep its atoms joined.
Moleculeforces hold the atoms in a sugar molecule together.
4. The pushes that stop molecules from getting too close to each other.
Moleculeforces push the molecules apart when you squeeze a gas.