explain why naphthalene balls kept in stored clothes in our homes disappear ovesr a period of time
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Naphthalene is a substance that is sublime in nature; this basically means it has a tendency to change its state from solid directly to the gaseous form without paying through the intermediate liquid state.
Naphthalene balls are kept in clothes to protect them from insects. However, a while after storage, these balls disappear on their own owing to the phenomenon of sublimation.
Naphthalene balls are kept in clothes to protect them from insects. However, a while after storage, these balls disappear on their own owing to the phenomenon of sublimation.
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Naphthalene is an organic compound which undergoes sublimation.
-->Naphthalene balls are kept in stored woollen and silk clothes etc to protect from the attack of moths and other insects.
---> It is noticed that if kept open,Naphthalene balls disappears with time without leaving behind any residue.
--->The naphthalene balls keep on forming naphthalene vapours slowly which disappears into air.
Hence for the above reasons, naphthalene balls are stored in tight packing
-->Naphthalene balls are kept in stored woollen and silk clothes etc to protect from the attack of moths and other insects.
---> It is noticed that if kept open,Naphthalene balls disappears with time without leaving behind any residue.
--->The naphthalene balls keep on forming naphthalene vapours slowly which disappears into air.
Hence for the above reasons, naphthalene balls are stored in tight packing
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