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OpenStudy (anonymous):

water is solvent because it

OpenStudy (hugsnotughs):

Water is capable of dissolving a variety of different substances, which is why it is such a good solvent. And, water is called the "universal solvent" because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid.

OpenStudy (hugsnotughs):

Source: http://water.usgs.gov/edu/qa-solvent.html

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