what does hydrocarbons do?
<answer> Hydrocarbons lend themselves well to making other molecules. <context> A hydrocarbon is an organic compound made of nothing more than carbons and hydrogens. Hydrocarbons are soluble in oils but not water and are found in petroleum and other natural places. They lend themselves well to making other molecules.t is possible for double or triple bonds to form between carbon atoms and even for structures, such as rings, to form. Saturated hydrocarbons have as many hydrogen atoms as possible attached to every carbon. For carbons on the end of a molecular chain, three can be attached.