Hydrocarbons are ________ Because Most of Their Bonds are ________

Question

Hydrocarbons are ________ because most of their bonds are ________ carbon-hydrogen links.
A)hydrophilic; polar
B)hydrophilic; charged
C)hydrophobic; polar
D)hydrophobic; non-polar
E)inorganic; not

Accepted Answer

Hydrocarbons are hydrophobic (meaning they don't mix well with water) because they are non-polar (meaning they don't have a positive or negative charge at different ends of the molecule) due to having mostly carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds, which have similar electronegativities and share electrons equally.