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Water is called the universal solvent because most nearly all substances can be dissolved by water.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoBecause it is a polar solvent and it can dissolve all solutes
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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 is universal solvent in a water molecule?
water itself is a universal solvent
What is the solute in a solution of suger?
The solute is the sugar. The solvent is water. Water is commonly known to be a universal solvent. Since the sugar is dissolved into the water, it is a solute.
What is universal solvent?
A universal solvent doesn't exist; water is a good solvent for many materials.
What is the universal solvent?
A universal solvent doesn't exist; water is a good solvent for many materials.
Is water known as a universal covalent?
No, water is known as a 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.
Water is known as the universal?
solvent
Water is called this when it can dissolve many things?
Water is a 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.
Is known as the universal solvent because it dissolves more solutes than any other solvent?
Water.
Which is considered a universal solvent?
The most versatile and broadly useful solvent known to man is water. It is sometimes called a universal solvent, as a form of poetic exaggeration.
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 known as the universal solvent?
Water. Because it has the ability to dissolve other substances.The universal solvent is water. Water is capable of dissolving more entities than any other liquid.
