Q. Which of the following statements do not define the characteristic property of water “water is a universal solvent”.?
A) It has high liquid range
B) It has very low dielectric constant
C) It can dissolve maximum number of compounds
D) None of the above
Explanation
(b)
Water has high dielectric constant, $ie,$ 82, high liquid range and can dissolve maximum number of compounds. That’s why it is used as universal solvent
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