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How does water's molecular structure contribute to its status as the universal solvent?
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∙ 14y ago
Water is only a quasi-universal solvent. The chemical and physical properties of water are very suitable for a good solvent. Water is not totally universal. Many glues don't disolve in water, but they do in petrol (gasoline).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoIts polar nature keeps one side of the molecule slightly positive and the other slightly negative.
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∙ 12y agoThe combination of its small molecular size and its polarity are probably the biggest reason that water is considered to be an almost universal solvent.
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Why salt as a universal solvent?
Salt is not called the universal solvent. Water is called the universal solvent.
Is Carbon a universal solvent?
No. Water is the 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
What is a water solvent?
Water is the Universal solvent
What state that water in an universal solvent?
Water is a universal solvent by its own state, that is the liquid state.
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.
Water dissolves a wide variety of substances. Therefore it is a?
universal solvent, meaning that it has the ability to dissolve many different types of solutes. This is due to its unique molecular structure and polarity, allowing it to form hydrogen bonds with other molecules. Water's solvent properties are essential for numerous biological and chemical processes to occur in our everyday lives.
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
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 it that water is no longer a universal solvent?
It is still considered a universal solvent.
What is universal solvent in a water molecule?
water itself is a universal solvent
