Water is considered as a universal solvent because of which properties?
Correct answer: D. All of these options are correct.
- A. Polar nature of water.
- B. H-bonding.
- C. Electronegativity difference.
- D. All of these options are correct.
Explanation
Primarily, water dissolves many substances because it contains extremely polar hydrogen bonds. The polarity of the bonds between the two hydrogen atoms and the oxygen atom means that two sides of the molecule gain different charges - one slightly positive and one slightly negative.
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