Question

Comment upon the statement, Water is a universal solvent

Answer 1

Water is considered a universal solvent due to following reasons:

• It is capable of dissolving a large number of substances and forming an aqueous solution.
• It can dissolve a number of solids, liquids, and gases.
• A substance that dissolves in water is termed a solute whereas water works as a solvent.
• Water is polar in nature.
• It can form hydrogen bonds with many compounds.
• the molecules of water are capable of entering into a chemical reaction with other compounds.
• It has a high dielectric constant.

All these properties make water a universal solvent.