Question

Water is a polar molecule and attracts other polar molecules. Which of the following is a consequence of this property?

Water is considered to be a universal solvent.
Water can only dissolve a limited amount of solute.
When water freezes, the molecules move farther apart.
The water in lakes and ponds freezes from the top down.

Answer 1

Water is considered a universal solvent

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is water is considered to be a universal solvent.

Step-by-step explanation: Water has a molecular formula of
`H_2O` having 2 atoms of hydrogen atom and 1 atom of oxygen atom. This is a polar molecule because of the presence of electronegativity difference between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms.

Since, it is a polar molecule and it will attract other polar molecules towards itself which means that polar molecules can easily get dissolved in water when it is used as a solvent.

It is known as the universal solvent because it dissolves more substances more than any other liquid.

Therefore, water is known as the universal solvent.