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Why is water referred to as the universal solvent is this description of water accurate?
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What is the name of the element that is called universal solvent?
It's not an element, but a compound that's called the universal solvent, and that compound is water. The strong polar nature of water means that it dissolves many polar covalent and ionic substances.
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?
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.
Why is water used as the universal indicator?
Water is NOT Universal Indicator. Water is often referred to as a Universal Solvent as a large number of substances are soluble in it. Universal Indicator is a chemical agent that can be used to test the pH of a liquid.
What is the liquid that is referred to as the universal solvent?
Water
Water is sometimes called the universal solvent Is that accurate?
Yes it is.
Why salt as a universal solvent?
Salt is not called the universal solvent. Water is called the universal solvent.
What is a universal solvent and why?
An universal solvent doesn't exist.
Is Carbon a universal solvent?
No. Water is the universal solvent.
What is the name of the element that is called universal solvent?
It's not an element, but a compound that's called the universal solvent, and that compound is water. The strong polar nature of water means that it dissolves many polar covalent and ionic substances.
Why water is sometimes referred to as the universal solvent because it is a large molecule and can fit easily among the molecules of many solutes?
Because water is a soulte and solvent is not
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.
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.
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
