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Some insects, such as water striders, are able to walk on water. In one or two sentences, make and justify a conjecture about a property of water that would allow the insect to walk on it.(2 points) SHORT ANSWER

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Insects can walk on water due to its surface tension, which is something like 0.07 J/m^2.

So water (and most liquids) have a property called surface tension, which is defined as the amount of energy that you need to increase the surface per area unit of the liquid volume.

Thus, if the insect has smaller energy than that, it would not change the surface of the liquid, allowing it to walk on the water's surface.

If you want to learn more about surface tension, you can read:

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camille2563

Answer: They are able to walk on water because of surface tension. Liquid molecules are held together by electrostatic forces. Molecules on the surface of the water are attracted to surrounding molecules and tension is created as the molecules get pulled down. This allows them to distribute their body weight over the water’s surface without breaking through that force.

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