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Water is a universal solvent.
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Name given to the liquids which dissolve?
It is a solvent liquid. For example, water is a solvent as it can dissolve sugar crystals (and many other things).
What happens when you dissolve sugar in water?
The sugar dissolves in water, that is why the water becomes sweet.The sugar and water together forms a sugar solution. The water is called a solvent. Sugar, the substance that dissolves in water is called a solute. Water dissolves many substances. These substanes are said to be soluble in water. The ones that do not dissolve in water are said to be insoluble in water.
What can you not dissolve in water?
many things some examples are tempered steel, plastics of almost all kinds, rubber, rock(to a certain degree), and many other treated metals
How many numbers of spatulas are needed to make salt dissolve in water?
This question is misguided. I presume you mean how many spatula fulls of salt will dissolve in water. This is impossible to answer as it depends upon the mass of water, its temperature and the size of the spatula, and it's impossible to be completely consistent with what piles on the spatula. At 25 degrees C, 35.96 g of salt will dissolve in 100g of water.
Why do hydrophobic substances dissolve in water?
It depends on the physical properties of the substance. Sometimes heating a hydrophobic substance can increase solubility. Also, heating may cause the substance to denature and dissolve. In the case of proteins, proteins can contain many hydrophobic parts but still be soluble in water. However, hydrophobic substances do not typically dissolve in water, due to the polar nature of water. Typically, scientists use the word "hydrophobic" only to describe substances that have a negligible solubility in water. You may have meant to ask "why do hydrophilic substances dissolve in water".
How many things dissolve in water and what are they called?
Water can dissolve many things. Hence it is called a universal solvent.
What is water called because some solids dissolve in it?
Water is called a solvent, because of the many things that dissolve in it.
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.
What things dissolve in daily life?
Many things dissolve in daily life. For example, both salt and sugar will dissolve in water in daily life. Most powdered drinks and vitamins will also dissolve.
Is water a good solute?
Yes, because many things(salt, sugar...) can dissolve into water.
Is a solvent liquid that dissolves sugar?
No, a solvent can dissolve many things and not necessarily just sugar. Water is a solvent and also a liquid and can dissolve sugar, However, it can also dissolve many other things.
Why did the powdered milk molecules dissolve faster in water than oil?
Because water is a polar compound and a universal solvent and it can easily dissolve many things in it while oil is a non-polar compound and it cannot dissolve things in it much fastly.
Why is water often called the universal solvent?
Due to many substances ability to dissolve in water
Do acids ionize or dissolve in water Can you explain please?
Acids ionize can dissolve in water it will lower the pH levels. This is does in many things to keep pH levels lower.
When anything goes in to a liquid can anything dissolve and evaporate?
Many things do not dissolve in water. It all depends on an items chemical makeup. For a very basic example, rocks, obviously, do not dissolve in water, so no: not anything can dissolve in water. If something has not dissolved, it can also not evaporate.
Why is it important to living things that water is a good solvent?
Water is used as a solvent because it can dissolve other polar substances and many ionic substances. It is often called the universal solvent. However, water does not dissolve polar substances and some ionic substances.
What is the biological exception to water being the universal solvent?
Many polar substances can dissolve in water. Lipids cannot dissolve in water because lipids are nonpolar, so there is no attraction between them. Water can stick to itself and other things. Water also expands when it freezes.
