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yanalaym [24]
3 years ago
11

Explain why so many substances are soluble in water.

Biology
2 answers:
posledela3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Universal Solvent

Explanation:

One of the properties of water is that it is a universal solvent. This means is dissolves more substances than any other liquid.

Sidana [21]3 years ago
6 0

Explanation:

Water is called the "universal solvent" because it is capable of dissolving more substances than any other liquid .It is water's chemical composition and physical attributes that make it such an excellent solvent. Water molecules have a polar arrangement of oxygen and hydrogen atoms—one side (hydrogen) has a positive electrical charge and the other side (oxygen) had a negative charge. This allows the water molecule to become attracted to many other different types of molecules. Water can become so heavily attracted to a different compound, like salt (NaCl), that it can disrupt the attractive forces that hold the sodium and chloride in the salt compound together and, thus, dissolve it.

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