Physics, asked by JessinthaJenny, 1 year ago

some solids diffuse in gases but not in liquids why

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Answered by sikhi
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Due to sublimation, some solids like naphthalene balls, camphor etc diffuse directly into gases. This property prevents the clothes from insects.


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Answered by maya51
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It’s a matter of solubility or non-solubility.

A noble metal - platinum, for instance - might not dissolve in solvents but, when heated above it’s melting point would diffuse as a vapor into the atmosphere.

A polymeric material could easily dissolve in a solvent but when heated would either degrade or ignite and not diffuse into the air in it’s polymeric form.

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