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What is a universal solvent and what can it not dissolve dissolve?
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∙ 10y ago
the universal solvent is water. and it can not dissolve most carbonates most oxides a few chlorides lead sulphate ,lead iodide, lead chloride barium sulphate, calcium sulphate most metals. I have not listed all of the insoluble materials here just a few.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 15y agowater is known as universal solvent
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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
Why is universal solvent called that?
Theoretically, it would dissolve everything- even the container it would be held in!
Is water a solute in which many things dissolve?
actually the substance in which a thing dissolves is called a solvent, and the things which dissolves in the solvent is called a solute. and water is called a universal solvent cuz it can dissolve a very wide range of solutes with a slight differende in their solubilities( that is the capacity to dissolve). fr eg in the case of sugar solution water is a solvent.
Why salt as a universal solvent?
Salt is not called the universal solvent. Water is called the universal solvent.
Does the Solvent dissolve in water?
water is the universal solventthe solute is the substance that gets dissolved in the water.however water isn't always the solvent, but most often it isto answer your question no, the solute dissolves in the water which is the solvent
Why humans do not dissolve to the universal solvent?
An universal solvent doesn't exist.
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.
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 a universal solvent-?
Something that will dissolve anything. But there is nothing that will do that. Water is the most universal, but won't dissolve eveything.No options are given. But generally water is considered as the universal solvent because it can dissolve most polar and ionic compounds..
What is water can dissolve anything because it is the universal?
Because of its Universal Solvent
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.
What does water as a universal solvent have on biomes?
water is considered the universal solvent because it can dissolve so many materials.
Water is called this when it can dissolve many things?
Water is a universal solvent.
What is the universal solute?
The solute that can dissolve any solvent.
What is the universal solvent and its pH category?
The universal solvent is salt since it can dissolve a lot of solutes and salt does not have a pH category
What is it about water that makes it the universal solvent?
It's not a universal solvent as far as that not everything can dissolve in it, but its due to the mystical powers of witchcraft.
Water is called the universal solvent?
An universal solvent don't exist; water is only a very good solvent for many substances, a quasi-universal solvent.
