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Why alkanes are said to be hydrophobic.Explain.

Abhishek , 10 Years ago
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Anjali Ahuja

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Alkanes are hydrophobic because they are not miscible with water. it occurs because alkanes are nonpolar whereas water is polar. and we know that “like dissolves like” It takes too much energy to break water’s hydrogen bonds and thus alkenes are not water soluble and are called hydrophobic.

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