4. Is water a polar or a nonpolar molecule? What is the
consequence of that
characteristic for the function
of water as solvent?

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Water is made of atoms of
hydrogen attached by bond
with onecentralatom of oxygen making
an angular spatial structure. The
hydrogen atoms “” electrons to the
oxygen and consequently this atom
becomes more while the
hydrogens become more positive. The
spatial of the water molecule
makes it a molecule, with negative
and positive poles.

Water is an excellent solvent for polar
substances because the electrical
activity ( and repulsion) of its
poles helps the separation and the
mixing of these substances, giving them
more movement and thus increasing the
number of molecular and the
speed of chemical reactions. On the
other hand, water is not good as a
solvent for non-polar substances.

is one of the water properties.