List and explain 2 reasons why water is the universal solvent and thus important to biochemical reactions?HELP

Answer 1

Water is the universal solvent. This is because of its ability to dissolve most of the substances on the earth.
This is because of the polar nature of the water (H----O---H)
Oxygen is highly electronegative(second only to Flourine)
Since most of the substances are polar and the property that like dissolves like , most of the chemical reactions make use of water as a solvent.
This ability of water is very important because the plants take in nutrients from the soil only when they are dissolved in water.
These plants the provide food for our survival.

Answer 2

An extraordinary property of water is its ability to dissolve other substances. There is hardly a substance known which has not been identified in solution in the earth's waters. Were it not for the solvent property of water, life could not exist because water transfers nutrients vital to life in animals and plants.

A drop of rain water falling through the air dissolves atmospheric gases. When rain reaches the earth, it affects the quality of the land, lakes and rivers

Answer 3

because its a dipolar molecule its perfect for ripping up most ionic bonds except those of oils etc also the way it is shaped