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Characteristics and properties of waters - Pure water, natural waters

Authors: Pierre MOUCHET, Michel ROUSTAN

Publication date: February 10, 2011, Review date: February 1, 2023

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4. Physico-chemical properties of water

4.1 Water is a solvent

Because of its electrical properties and molecular make-up, water is a polar solvent that is particularly suitable for dissolving a wide range of gaseous bodies, polar liquids and, above all, solids .

In fact, there are various relationships between water and the bodies it comes into contact with, corresponding to the following definitions:

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