water: describe how its molecular structure is responsible for its ability to serve as a solvent for salts and other ionic or polar materials. Explain how you can be sure it isn't a straight molecule?

Question

Is it because hydrogens can come off a attach to other things?

I don't know why it is not a straight molecule.

Answer 1

Also can precipitate float or sink?

Can it sink because it is what falls out after a reaction occurs so it wouldn't have any buoyancy?