Capillary action is the result of adhesion. Which aspect of water is responsible for this?

Answer: hydrogen bonds between water and another substance

Explanation:

Hydrogen bond, also known and written as H-bond, is a weak type of bond that are covalently bound to a more electronegative atom or group, most especially the second-row elements, in the present of another electronegative atom with ion pair electron to form a dipole - dipole attraction.