UPSC PYQPrelims 2021

Civil Services Examination · প্রশ্ন 71

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
উত্তর দেখান ও ব্যাখ্যা

উত্তর: (A) it is dipolar in nature

ব্যাখ্যা

Water's polarity (dipole) lets it surround and dissolve ions and polar molecules, making it the 'universal solvent'.