Los hidrocarburos no interactúan con el agua debido a que: Oa. Son hidrofílicos y poseen cargas parciales polares en su estructura b. Son hidrofóbicos y poseen cargas parciales polares en su estructura c. Son hidrofóbicos y no poseen cargas parciales polares en su estructura d. Son hidrofílicos y no poseen cargas parciales polares en su estructura
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They are nonpolar molecules because the electronegativity difference between carbon and hydrogen is very small. This means that the electrons in the covalent bonds between carbon and hydrogen are shared equally, resulting in a nonpolar molecule. Water, on the Show more…
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