UPSC Prelims 2021 · Question 71 of 97

UPSC Prelims 2021 question on Water Universal Solvent

Water can dissolve more substances than any other liquid because

  1. it is dipolar in nature
  2. it is a good conductor of heat
  3. it has high value of specific heat
  4. it is an oxide of hydrogen
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Answer: A. it is dipolar in nature

Analysis

The water molecules because of their composition – hydrogen with a positive charge on one side and oxygen with a negative charge on another, are able to attract other molecules easily.

Hence option (a) is the correct answer.

Statement by statement

Option (a) is correct: Water is called the universal solvent since it is capable of dissolving a variety of different substances more than any other liquid. Water can dissolve more substances than any other compound because of its polar nature.

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