What properties of water make it useful as a solvent? What type of compound can it (i) dissolve and (ii) hydrolyse?

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Water is good solvent due to high dielectric constant, high liquid range and ability to dissolve most of compounds.
Water is good solvent for ionic compounds but poor solvent for covalent compounds. It can hydrolyze ionic compounds.

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What properties of water make it useful as a solvent? What type of compound can it (i) dissolve and (ii) hydrolyse?

Water is good solvent due to high dielectric constant, high liquid range and ability to dissolve most of compounds. Water is good solvent for ionic compounds but poor solvent for covalent compounds. It can hydrolyze ionic compounds.

Water is good solvent due to high dielectric constant, high liquid range and ability to dissolve most of compounds.
Water is good solvent for ionic compounds but poor solvent for covalent compounds. It can hydrolyze ionic compounds.