Water is known as an universal solvent due to its ability to dissolve a wide range of chemicals. this enables water to carry valuable minerals, nutrients, and chemicals for every living thing. which property of water best explains its ability to dissolve many chemicals and what is meant by this term? a) water's property of high polarity gives it the ability to dissolve many chemicals because hydrogen has a positive electrical charge and oxygen has a negative electrical charge. b) water's property of low polarity gives it the ability to dissolve many chemicals because hydrogen has a negative electrical charge and oxygen has a negative electrical charge. c) water's property of high polarity gives it the ability to dissolve non-polar compounds only. d) water's property of low polarity gives it the ability to dissolve non-polar compounds only.