If You Place a Paper Towel in a Dish of Water

Multiple Choice

If you place a paper towel in a dish of water, the water will

A) separate into H⁺ and OH^- ions, which will react with the paper towel molecules.
B) move away from the towel because water molecules have hydrophobic interactions.
C) dissolve the towel because water is a good solvent.
D) move up the towel as the water adheres to the paper towel while the cohesive water molecules stay bound to each other.
E) move up the towel because water molecules move quickly as it vaporizes.