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Question
Explain why, naphthalene balls kept in stored clothes in our homes disappear over a period of time.
Solution
Naphthalene or mothballs kept between clothes disappear over a period of time because naphthalene balls undergo sublimation and form naphthalene vapours, which disappear into the air.
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