What physical transformation is occurring when naphthalene balls gets smaller as time goes by?

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anor277
Mar 26, 2018

Would this not be #"sublimation...."#?

Explanation:

And sublimation is the transition #"solid"rarr"gas"#...

And naphthalene has a very characteristic and penetrating odour detectable in LESS than the #"ppm range"#...and hopefully prevents those #"%&%$£"# moths from dining on your best suit...

Year ago I knew a woman who disparagingly referred to her ex-boyfriend as #"naphthalene"#, i.e. #"moth-balls"#...

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