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you found that naphthalene is more soluble in petroleum ether than water. how do you account for this difference in solubility?

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Ans: Napthalene is having only C-H and C-C bonds. It does not have any polar OH, NH groups. Therefore it is soluble in petroleum ether (Polar OH, NH groups can form hydrogen bonding with water and soluble in water).

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