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The fact that water is a _________ molecule is important, because this allows it to dissolve many substances.

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The fact that water is a polar molecule is important, because this allows it to dissolve many substance.
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Answer: Polar

Explanation: The polar molecules dissolves polar substances in it. THIs is the reason that the polar substances like sodium chloride, magnesium chloride dissolves in water.

The non polar substances such as oil does not dissolves in water as they are not attracted by the water molecules.

This concept is "like dissolves like".

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