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

(N/A) Alcohols are capable of forming intermolecular hydrogen bonds with water molecules due to the presence of the polar $-OH$ group.
In contrast,hydrocarbons are non-polar and cannot form hydrogen bonds with water.
As a result,alcohols are significantly more soluble in water than hydrocarbons of comparable molecular masses.