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3 years ago

If a “universal solvent” could dissolve anything, what problems might you imagine that would cause in everyday life?

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algol133 years ago

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People call water a 'universal solvent' because it is capable of dissolving more substances than any other liquid. I think it could can be a major problem if every substance was readily soluble by water or any solvent. If so, it would mean that there is nothing that could contain water if it was not completely saturated with another solute. All in all, the idea of a universal solvent would be just impossible to imagine.

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