Water as a solvent?
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Like dissolves like - meaning a polar solvent will dissolve polar solutes, and nonpolar solvents will dissolve nonpolar solutes.
Due to this, water is excellent at dissolving most polar and ionic (which is basically "super"polar) solutes. Since most solids are ionic (forms of salts) or polar (like sugars), water dissolves most solids.
Contrary to popular belief, water is not a universal solvent. If it is, then plastics should be dissolved in it which is not the case. Water's polarity makes it attractive to both positive and negative ions because it has slightly negative and slightly positive regions.
better?
for what?
better than what?
it is just a polar solvent, the most abundant on the planet. it dissolves well polar and ionic compounds. it forms extremely well H-bonds. that´s it.
for plastics, organics, aromatics, petrol-it´s not a solvent, but a pain in the neck.
Water is called the "universal solvent" because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid. This means that wherever water goes, either through the ground or through our bodies, it takes along valuable chemicals, minerals, and nutrients.
The most "Universal Solvent" known. A substance that has the ability to dissolve both bases and acids, such as water...
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