Question

explain why alcohol having same molecular weight are more soluble than the corresponding hydrocarbons?​

Answer 1

Alcohols are more soluble in water than hydrocarbons because the alcohol molecules form Hydrogen bonding with water molecules…whereas hydrocarbons don't form Hydrogen bond at all.

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Answer 2

Due to presence of −OH group, alcohols can form hydrogen bonds with water but hydrocarbons cannot form such hydrogen bonds due to the absence of −OH bonds.. Hence, alcohols are comparatively more soluble in water than hydrocarbons of comparable molecular masses.