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Grade 9Organic Chemistry

Naphthalene balls disappear with time without leaving any solid

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4 Years agoGrade 9
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Naphthalene balls disappaer with time without leaving any solid because naphthalene has the property of sublime 
Sublimation is the process involves the changing of solid directly into gaseous that's why naphthalene ball take the heat from surrounding and change into gaseous phase directly