had a honey cough syrup get stuck to my table and it wouldn’t move even if i put my whole body weight on it….
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The molecules in honey have a special liking for the molecules in the table. It’s a bit like magnets – they stick together. This stickiness is because of something called cohesion, where the molecules in honey really enjoy being close to each other and to the molecules in the table, creating a sticky situation.
When you press down on the honey cough syrup with your weight, you’re increasing the force between the molecules in the syrup and the molecules in the table. This force is called adhesion. While the molecules in the honey want to stick to the table, the force you apply makes it harder for them to overcome their stickiness and move. It’s like a little molecular tug-of-war and your weight tips the balance, making it difficult for the syrup to slide.
Surface chemistry is it’s own subdomain of chemistry. It’s very important, but hard to study, because the surface of the substance is so small compared to the bulk
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