Question

when and why do clothes smell of napthalene​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The pungent odor of mothballs is the very smell of storage. Made from either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene, these little lumps of pesticide give off a toxic vapor that not only kills moths and their larva but also kills or repels a number of other insects.

Answer 2

Answer:

A small pellet of a pungent substance, typically naphthalene, put among stored clothes to keep away moths. Mothballs can look like little pellets or small spheres, and they are crystal-like and almost always white in color.