Solvent Knowledge Quiz

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

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.

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.

<p>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.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

<p>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.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>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.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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