Question

Naphthalene is soluble in Benzene but it is insoluble in water.Give reason.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Naphthalene, being composed of carbon and hydrogen and having no heteroatoms (especially no polar ones), with two benzenes on a planar structure, is nonpolar in nature, having zero dipole moment. ... Thus the nonpolar naphthalene does not dissolve in water, a polar solvent.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Naphthalene is insoluble in water because it is non-polar. This means that it cannot participate in dipole-dipole interactions or hydrogen bonding.