Why is water called as universal solvent?
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water is called the "universal solvent" because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid. This is important to every living thing on earth. ... This allows the water molecule to become attracted to many other different types of molecules.
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i. Water has a high dielectric constant. Hence, it has high ability to dissolve most of the inorganic (ionic) compounds.
ii. Also most of the organic covalent compounds like alcohols, carboxylic acids, carbohydrates, urea, etc., are able to form hydrogen bonds with water molecules and thus, they dissolve in water.
iii. Water can serve as a solvent for variety of compounds and it is also available in abundance.
Thus, water is regarded as a universal solvent.
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