Hydrocarbons: Why is there a high risk of explosion in chemical terms in combustion reactions? ?

Question

I know that hydrocarbons are usually non-polar, have low MP's and BP's, have weak dispersion forces.

How do these factors affect the risk of an explosion during the combustion of hydrocarbons?

Answer 1

i guess because of the hydrocarbon reactions with combustional substances, such as...well, i'm sorry.

i tried.  

Answer 2

Being non polar does not have any effect.

Liquid s burn more easily than solids, gases burn more easily than liquids. So having low BP and MP will help by melting and vaporising the HCs.

The major factor is that hydrocarbons burn rapidly with large amount of heat emitted and producing large volumes of gas, which aids in explosion.