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No. There is no "universal solvent". That said, water is a pretty darn good solvent for a wide variety of materials.
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Water is a very good solvent for polar compounds (eg. sugar) and ionic compounds (eg. salt) but not for 'apolar' (hydrophobic, means does not LIKE water) substances like fat, grease, oil, gasoline etc.
What else can I help you with?
What is the solvent in mineral water?
The solvent is the pure water.
What is the solvent in a salt solution like brine?
Salt and sugar aer the solute(s), and water is the solvent.
What is the solvent in ocean water?
Water itself. Water is the universal solvent.
Is orange juice solute or solvent or solutin?
Universal Solvent is the solvent found in cola and OJ.Universal Solvent is the solvent found in cola and OJ.
What is the solvent of ammonia water?
Water is the solvent. Ammonia is the solute.
Is water solvent or the solute?
In most cases water is the solvent.
What is the name of the solvent in sea water?
The solvent in sea water is water itself. Water acts as the solvent that dissolves various salts and minerals in the ocean, creating the salty composition of sea water.
If sugar is dissolved in water which component will be the solute and which will be the solvent?
Water is the solvent, and sugar is the solute.
What is the solute and solvent in chalk water?
Water is the solvent and chalk is the solute.
What is the solvent and solute in the orange juice?
solvent;water solute:pineapple and some dissolved substance
What is the solvent in an aqueous solution of salt?
The solvent is water, the solute is salt; solvent and solute form a solution.
What Solvent substance dissolves in saltwater?
A solvent cannot dissolve. You can dissolve a solute in a solvent, e.g. you can dissolve sugar in water - sugar is the solute, and water is the solvent. You cannot dissolve water though.
