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anor277
Jul 24, 2016

In which solvent? In water its solubility is likely very poor.

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Napthalene is a non-polar organic solute with formula C_10H_8. It's solubility in water, even hot water, a polar solvent, is likely to be poor. Napthalene (or mothballs) would have some solubility in polar organic solvents such as methylene chloride.

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