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Alcohols are comparatively more soluble in water than hydrocarbons of comparable molecular masses. Explain the fact.

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Alcohols are soluble in water due to formation of intermolecular H-bond with water and break H-bonds already existing between water molecules. Therefore they are soluble in water. On the other hand hydrocarbons cannot form H-bond with water molecule and hence are insoluble in water.

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