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What is a solvent?

A substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution.

What are the major uses of solvents?

In paints, paint removers, inks, dry cleaning, organic solvents are used in dry cleaning, paint thinners, nail polish removers, solvents of glue, spot removers, detergents, and perfumes.

What is water's role as a solvent?

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 the cell.

Give examples of organic solvents and their specific uses.

Examples include tetrachloroethylene for dry cleaning, toluene and turpentine as paint thinners, acetone, methyl acetate, and ethyl acetate as nail polish removers and solvents of glue, hexane and petrol ether as spot removers, citrus terpenes in detergents, and ethanol in perfumes. Signup and view all the answers

In which industries are solvents commonly used?

Solvents find various applications in chemical, pharmaceutical, oil, and gas industries, including in chemical syntheses. Signup and view all the answers

What is a solvent?

A solvent is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution. It can be a liquid, solid, gas, or supercritical fluid. Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common solvent used by living things?

Water is the most common solvent used by living things; all the ions and proteins in a cell are dissolved in water within the cell. Signup and view all the answers

What are some major uses of solvents?

Major uses of solvents are in paints, paint removers, inks, dry cleaning, organic solvents in dry cleaning, paint thinners, nail polish removers, solvents of glue, spot removers, detergents, and perfumes. Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of a solvent used in dry cleaning.

An example of a solvent used in dry cleaning is tetrachloroethylene. Signup and view all the answers

In what industries do solvents find various applications?

Solvents find various applications in chemical, pharmaceutical, oil, and gas industries, including in chemical syntheses. Signup and view all the answers