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Water is a tremendously versatile solvent, and is often described as the closest thing that we have to a universal solvent. But no, it does not dissolve everything.
The answer is NO, so therefore WATER IS NOT A UNIVERSAL SOLVENT !
And the most important characteristic of water as a solvent is that water has a polar molecule.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo. Some hydrophobic substances separate from water and form a phase in addition to water. For example, if you put oil and water in a bottle, eventually a distinct water phase and a distinct oil phase will form, with the oil layer above the water layer.
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Water is called this when it can dissolve many things?
Water is a universal solvent.
What does universal solvent mean?
The term universal solvent means that most things dissolve in it. So, since water is the universal solvent, most things do dissolve in water.
Water is known as the universal?
solvent
Is water known as the universal solvent?
Water dissolves thousands of compounds (organic and inorganic) no one other solvent dissolves such huge no of compounds so it is known as universal solvent.
What does universal solvent in science mean?
in everyday life many substances are dissolved in water or they can be dissolved in it.for this reason water is called a universal solvent.
What is universal solvent in a water molecule?
water itself is a universal solvent
What is a real world example of universal solvent?
yes water is a universal solvent as it has the property of dileteral constant which can almost break all covalent bonds as hence dissolves the matter into it
Is Carbon a universal solvent?
No. Water is the universal solvent.
Why salt as a universal solvent?
Salt is not called the universal solvent. Water is called the universal solvent.
What is a water solvent?
Water is the Universal solvent
Water universal solvent?
Water is a universal solvent because my mom said it is
Due to what reasons is water a universal solvent?
its the universal solvent because it dissolve in water and the dipole charteristics makes it a universal solvent
What is the universal solvent of the alchemist?
water is the universal solvent now
How water is known as universal solvent eventhough it doesnt dissolve all substances?
Water is a very good and known solvent but it is not an universal solvent. An universal solvent doesn't exist and is absolutely impossible to obtain an universal solvent.
Water is called this when it can dissolve many things?
Water is a universal solvent.
Why is it that water is no longer a universal solvent?
It is still considered a universal solvent.
What state that water in an universal solvent?
Water is a universal solvent by its own state, that is the liquid state.
