A 110.0-g sample of a gray-colored, unknown, pure metal was heated to 92.0°C and put into a coffee-cup calorimeter containing 75.0 g of water at 21.0°C. When the heated metal was put into the water, the temperature of the water rose to a final temperature
of 24.2 °C. The specific heat of water is 4.184 J/gºC.

the best answer is d because the strong cohesion is caused by the ability of water molecules to undergo hydrogen bonding.

a is incorrect because when water solidifies, it becomes   ice, which expands and occupies a bigger volume for the same mass of water in its liquid state.

b is incorrect because water has high surface tension. besides bonding to itself it hydrogen bonds to other molecules at the top decreasing possibility for breaking of attractive forces.

c is incorrect because the water molecule has oxygen which is highly electronegative and so pulls the electron pair towards itself creating a dipole moment, making the molecule polar.

e is incorrect because water has strong adhesion, ability to stick to other molecules such as glass because of this molecules having stronger hydrogen bonding than water.