What is the term given for the molecular attraction that holds two unlike substances together?

Absorption

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Adsorption

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Adhesion

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Cohesion

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Adhesion

Adhesion is the tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another, so the term given for the molecular attraction is adhesion.

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