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3 August, 14:14

4. What is a solvent?

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  1. 3 August, 15:55
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    A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "loosen, untie, solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution ... Water is a solvent for polar molecules and the most common solvent used by living things; all the ions and proteins in a cell are dissolved in water within a cell.
  2. 3 August, 18:14
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    something in which you dissolve another substance/able to dissolve other substances.

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    Some examples of solvents are water, ethanol, toluene, chloroform, acetone, milk, etc.
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