Question

What physical properties of water cause it to be such a good solvent?

Answer 1

Well (i) high boiling point.....

Explanation:

...for such a small molecule, i.e. `18*g*mol^-1`, water has a ridiculously high boiling point of `100` `""^@C`. And (ii) this also gives us a very useful range of temperature. And (iii) because water is polar, i.e. charge-separated....`stackrel(delta^+)H-stackrel(delta^-)O-stackrel(delta^+)H`, water is a superb solvent for separation of ions....

Most solutes have some solubility in water....