Why is water involved in most metabolic reactions in the human body?

A. It can absorb and release heat without changing temperature very much.
B. It has a high surface tension.
C. It can dissolve many chemical compounds.
D. Its bonds are nonpolar.
E. It is a solute.


Answer: C

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