We clean everything with water, but what is it that makes water intrinsically “clean”? Is it just because most things in the world are hydrophilic and water’s really good at carrying dirty things away?
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Water is what’s called a universal solvent. Water is called a ‘universal solvent’ because water can dissolve many more substances than any other liquid found in nature but water cannot dissolve every substance. For example- water cannot dissolve fats, waxes, and hydroxides due to the low solubility of oppositely charged particles.
The wide range of things it can dissolve make it really good for cleaning.
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