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There are more substances that can be in water than in any other liquid on earth

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Water is the Universal Solvent. Meaning it can contain more unique substances than any other liquid on earth.

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Water is called the universal solvent because more substances dissolve in water than in any other chemical. This has to do with the polarity of each water molecule.
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