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Water is not a good solvent for re-crystallization because?

It is a non volatile solvent.


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 part of air is the solvent and why?

Water vapor would be the solvent. Water alone is a good solvent.


What is universal solvent?

A universal solvent doesn't exist; water is a good solvent for many materials.


Is water a good solvent for many substanes?

Yes it's the universal solvent


Why should water not be described as a universal solvent?

because there are 2 totally different types of molecules, you have the polar and apolar molecules. the polar molecules will only dissolve in a polar solvent, the apolar moleculesin a apolar solvent. this is the reason why oil doesn't mix with water. oil is apolar and water polar


An important property of water is that?

its a good solvent


When the structure of pure water makes it a good what?

solvent


What is the universal solvent?

Water is often referred to as the universal solvent because it has the ability to dissolve a wide range of substances due to its polar nature. Its polarity enables water molecules to form hydrogen bonds with other molecules, allowing it to dissolve various compounds and ions.


Water is a poor solvent?

This question demands a comparison - poor with regard to what?. Water is a good solvent compared with carbon dioxide. Water is a poor solvent compared with nitric acid.


Is water called the universal solute because it dissolves many substances?

The substances that are important to living things and can be dissolved by water, a.k.a. "universal solvent," are easily soluble. The substances that are important to living things are most likely usually positive rather than negative.


Is water a good solute?

Water is typically a solvent rather than a solute. It is a universal solvent due to its polarity, making it excellent for dissolving a wide variety of substances. However, in certain situations, water can also act as a solute when dissolved in another solvent.