Question

Give reason:

Water is called a universal solvent.

Answer 1

Universal solvent:

• A universal solvent means a substance that can dissolve most chemicals.

Water is called a universal solvent because:

• Water is called the ‘universal solvent’ because it is capable of dissolving more substances than any other liquid.
• It is polar in nature.
• Due to its polarity it can dissolve in many substances like sodium chloride($\mathrm{NaCl}$), hydrochloric acid ($\mathrm{HCl}$), etc.