Why is water able to dissolve most substances?

Question

anonymous · Answer

a. Water is an effective solvent because it is a polar covalent molecule.
b. Water is an effective solvent because of the strong ionic bond between hydrogen and oxygen,
c. Water is an effective solvent because it is a neutral molecule.
d. Water is an effective solvent because its molecules dissociate when dissolving covalent molecules.

anonymous · Answer

Water has a high di-eledtric constant which separates ions in a molecule. Hence these ions  fit into the inter-particular spaces and the substance is dissolved.
The correct option would be 1.