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Answer: Mothballs have weak intermolecular forces.
No all substances do not behave like mothballs at normal conditions. Example: benzene , chloroform
Explanation:
Sublimation is a process of converting a substance from solid state to gaseous state without the formation of liquid at constant temperature.
A substance which undergoes sublimation is called as sublimating substance.
As mothballs is made of napthalene which has weak inter molecular forces of attraction between its molecules, it directly sublimes into gaseous state without leaving any residue and is called as a sublimating substance.
Not all substances behave like mothballs at normal conditions. Example: benzene , chloroform
Due to weak intermolecular attraction force mothballs will disappear and not every compound show this type of behavior like benzene and chloroform.
What are mothballs?
Mothballs are also known as Naphthalene balls, they are the aromatic organic compounds and they are the members of the sublimating substance family as they directly convert into gaseous state from the solid state.
In the mothballs or naphthalene balls, there is a weak attraction of force London dispersion force is present between their constitute particles, and in normal condition they show sublimation and gets disappear. Not all aromatic compounds behave like these balls as not in all compounds these types of force present, for example in benzene and chloroform strong covalent bond is present.
Hence, not all compounds behave like mothballs and they show that property due to weak attraction force.
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