Question

The most widely effective solvent for organisms is a material that is _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

polar

Explanation:

The basic characteristics of any solvent is to be able to dissolve all sort of molecules or substance in it. Thus polarity is an important characteristics of solvents

For all living organism water is the most specific form of solvent. Water being polar is able to form electrostatic interactions with other polar molecules and ions. The positive ions/molecules get attracted to either the  partially positive or partially negative ends of water based on their own charge

Thus, polarity is an essential trait of any effective solvent.

Answer 2

The most widely effective solvent for organisms is a material that is nonpolar. This is because most of the molecules present in organisms are nonpolar so it would only dissolve in nonpolar solvents like lipids, DNA, proteins, amino acids and fats. Nonpolar molecules would share their electrons equally resulting to having no partial charges in the molecule. The electronegativities are cancelled by each atom. Examples of this are most of the organic compounds like benzene and hexane, carbon tetrachloride is also a nonpolar molecule. To identify whether the molecule is nonpolar or polar, you need to look at the structure and the electronegativities of the atoms.