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Anthracene does NOT dissolve in:

ligroin (non-polar)

ethanol (moderately polar)

water (very polar)

It does dissolve in:

Toluene when heated (very weak polarity)

I would say that Anthracene is between non-polar and very weakly polar.

FIY: Anthracene forms prismatic crystals.

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