The property of water that explains how water droplets are absorbed by a paper towel would be its adhesion.
Adhesion refers to the force of attraction between the molecules of different substances. It is as opposed to cohesion which is the force of attraction between the molecules of the same substance.
When the adhesive force between water molecules and the molecules of another substance is greater than the cohesive force between water molecules, water will stick to such a substance. If the reverse were to be the case, water will not stick to the substance. Instead, the water molecules will form droplets on the substance.
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