Question

Water is called the universal solvent because:
A. it dissolves in most of the liquids
B. it can dissolve most of the substances
C. it contains many salts and minerals
D. it can exist in three states

Answer 1

Hint: As we know that a substance that dissolves a solute in it to form a solution is called a solvent. As we mainly refer to liquids as solvents, but it can be also in gaseous or solid state.

Complete step by step answer:
- As we know that universal solvent is a substance that dissolves most of the chemicals. It is found that water is called the universal solvent because it can dissolve most of the substances as compared to any other solvent.
- As water is polar and thus it dissolves more chemicals than any other solvents. This is -because its polar nature gives each molecule a hydrophilic side as well as a hydrophobic side. It is found that polarization lets water attract many different types of molecules.
- So, we can say that water is called the universal solvent because it can dissolve most of the substances. While all the other three options are true with respect to properties of water.
So the correct answer is “C”:

Note: - It is found that alkahest is a hypothetical true solvent. It is mainly capable of dissolving any other substance, but these don't actually exist, as a substance that is found to dissolve all others cannot be stored because the container can be dissolved.