are hydrocarbons soluble in H20?

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chmvijay · Answer

hydrocarbons are non polar
water is polar

polar compounds dissolve polar medai
non polar compounds dissolve in nonpolar media
and nonpolar and polar compounds are nonmiscible

rane · Answer

so the answer is no

chmvijay · Answer

yup

rane · Answer

are there any explanations to it, besides the polar & non polar part

chmvijay · Answer

hydrophilic ( polar) and hydrophobic(nonpolar)

rane · Answer

umm... i did this lab, and that q' came up in the report but i cant write about non polar and polar becoz that will be out of topic 
so any simpler answer ?

chmvijay · Answer

i don't think soo;) dipole moment may work but not straight forward

rane · Answer

o.O

rane · Answer

are they soluble in kerosene ?

chmvijay · Answer

Hydrocarbons are soluble in kerosene 
bcoz kerosene itself is Hydrocarbon
like dissolves like :)

rane · Answer

that makes sense thank you