______ is known as universal solvent.

Oxygen

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Nitrogen

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Water

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Carbon dioxide

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Solution

The correct option is C Water
Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. It dissolves solids, other liquids and even gases in it. Therefore, it is called as universal solvent.
Water is used as a solvent in factories, laboratories, foodstuffs and in various types of biological processes occurring in the body such as digestion, excretion etc.

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