Water molecules are not only attracted to each other, but to any molecule with positive or negative charges. When a molecule attracts to a different substance, this is termed adhesion. Think about what happens when you dip one end of a piece of paper towel into a glass of water. The water will climb up the fibers of the paper, getting it wet above the level of the water in the glass.
24 The average age to flee the family nest (although Londoners have to wait an additional year). 27 The average age for women to have their first child. 28 By now, the average sensible Brit has started saving for a pension, according to a survey by Axa insurance. That's earlier than any other nation.
But as a share of all families, two-child households had fallen from 41 per cent to 39 per cent. Since 1996, one-child families have increased in number to 3,663,000, while the number of larger families has fallen. The average number of children in a family is now 1.7, compared to more than two a generation ago, while the ONS found larger families are more like to not have a parent in work.