Water as a universal solvent

Liquids

Fluids

Whatever can dissolve acids

A liquid that dissolves most substances

Feathers

NONE

Paper

Salts, impurities

Soil

Rocks

35%

53%

5.3%

3.5%

River

Seawater

Lake water

Sulphur

Water

Hydrogen

Rocks

The chemical composition and physical attributes of water that makes it an excellent universal solvent

It's ability to cool things down

Water molecules have a polar arrangement of oxygen and hydrogen atoms one in the hydrogen atoms have positive electrical charge and the other side oxygen has a negative charge.

Water molecules have a polar arrangement of oxygen and nitrogen atoms one in the nitrogen atoms have positive electrical charge and the other side oxygen has a negative charge.

Water does not dissolve salt

Water is heavily attracted to salt compounds in a way that it can disturb the attractive forces that hold the sodium and choloride in the salt compound together and then dissolve it.

Tea leaves

None

Water

All