What is the reason why hydrocarbons are not soluble inwater? a. majority of thei

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What is the reason why hydrocarbons are not soluble inwater? a. majority of their bonds are polar covalent carbon tohydrogen linkages. b. the majority of their bonds are nonpolar covalentcarbon-to-hydrogen linkages. c. they exhibit considerablr molecular complexity anddiversity. d. they are hydrophilic. e. they are lighter than water. I'm not sure if its either d or b because hydrocarbons aren'tsoluble because of the bonds are nonpolar. Also, they are alsohydrophilic. What is the reason why hydrocarbons are not soluble inwater? a. majority of their bonds are polar covalent carbon tohydrogen linkages. b. the majority of their bonds are nonpolar covalentcarbon-to-hydrogen linkages. c. they exhibit considerablr molecular complexity anddiversity. d. they are hydrophilic. e. they are lighter than water. I'm not sure if its either d or b because hydrocarbons aren'tsoluble because of the bonds are nonpolar. Also, they are alsohydrophilic.

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To the best of my knowledge, hydrocarbons are hydrophobic.(Hydro- water; phobic-afraid: so they dislike water) Hydrophillic would classify it as water-loving, i.e.likely easily soluble in water and polar. The fact that hydrocarbons are hydrophobic should meanthat they are non-polar. If you look at a picture of hydrocarbon,you can more easily physically perceive this. So, b) the majority of their bonds arenon-polar covalent carbon-to-hydrogen linkages

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