What type of mothball floats in both water and saturated salt solution?
- Camphor
- Naphthalene
- Paradichlorobenzene
- Sodium Hypochlorite
This post has been peer-reviewed on behalf of ACMT by Bryan Judge, Louise Kao, and Edwin Kuffner.
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