From the Wikipedia article on mothballs, "Older mothballs consisted primarily of naphthalene, but due to naphthalene's flammability, modern mothballs instead use 1,4-dichlorobenzene (also called para-dichlorobenzene, p-dichlorobenzene, or PDB)."
Mothballs are made of a compound called naphthalene, which contains carbon and hydrogen atoms with the empirical formula of C10H8. WATCH TVSHOWBIGFAN ON YouTube
Mothballs are made of a compound called naphthalene, which contains carbon and hydrogen atoms with the empirical formula of C10H8.
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In a recent Mythbusters, it was determined to be "plausible" that mothballs can actually increase your car's mileage. If mothballs were placed in your gas tank, I suspect you would smell the scent mothballs as they dissolved and then burned. It doesn't sound like mothballs would "spike" your tank. How can you tell if your tank has been spiked? If you cannot tell, it probably doesn't matter.
Mothballs are usually made of naphthalene. Naphthalene has a boiling point of aroun 218oC (424oF).
Mothballs are often made from naphthalene. Naphthalene sublimes, that is it goes straight from solid to gas.
Alcohol contains a polar hydroxyl group, whereas mothballs contain a non-polar compound. Mothballs formerly contained naphthalene, but now contain 1,4-dichlorobenzene.
Mothballs are legally sold for use of the purposes listed on the label. It is illegal to use mothballs for other purposes including using mothballs in gardens.
Bleh. Mothballs are gross.
As I opened the wardrobe, mothballs fell out.
I have never known mothballs to cause nose bleeds.
the mothballs will fly away
While it is not proven that mothballs will keep wasps away, there is evidence that they do. Mothballs also seem to keep small rodents away too.
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Yes, mothballs contain naphthalene, which is a poison if inhaled.
NO! Not safe!
No, most modern mothballs contain 1,4-dichlorobenzene, while older mothballs contained naphthalene. Neither of these chemicals are useful in the production of methamphetamine.
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sure it is. . mothballs are poisonous and used to kill pests like roaches.