Why is water an excellent solvent for most ionic compounds and polar covalent molecules but not for non-polar compounds?
a) water is a polar molecule.
b) water has a charge like an ion.
c) water is a deionizing substance.
d) water molecules have an unusually high kinetic energy in the liquid state.

Match the vocabulary terms to their definitions. 1 . a long, chain-like set of molecules made up of repeating units joined end to end polymer 2 . a hard, brittle, heat- and corrosion-resistant material made by subjecting a nonmetallic mineral mixture to intense heat ceramic 3 . a plastic with low elongations that cannot be recycled thermoset 4 . a carbon fiber embedded in a polymer resin matrix thermoplastic 5 . a plastic with high elongations that can be recycled crystal 6 . a solid form resulting from the arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules in definite geometric patterns composite