What are mothballs?
Naphthalene, [PRONUNCIATION: naf·thə′lēn](Access Science,14) also known as carbon hydroxide (C10H8) containing 10 carbon and 8 hydrogen, atoms is a raw, aromatic hydrocarbon chemical compound, used in mothballs that is naturally produced from coal tar and petroleum (Kayne,14)(Schlager Etal, "Chemical Compounds", 06). It includes iridescent white crystalline, occurring as a white, rough, solid, or powder that is insoluble in water (EPA.13)(Schlager Etal, "Chemical Compounds", 06). It is lustrous (encyclopedia Britannica, 13) , has no optical clarity, nor is it brittle or flexible,but has hardness.It is not ductile nor does it allow electricity to flow through. Its molecular weight is 128.19 g, boiling point is 218 degrees Celsius, melting point 80 degrees Celsius (NCBI,14) (Kayne,14). The crystalline gives off a highly concentrated, pungent, odour that displeases the our neurons making many unconscious. Crystalline is highly flammable and vastly poisonous to humans or overall any living thing (Schlager Etal, "Chemical Compounds", 06)(EPA,13). Naphthalene is not only found in mothballs but it also established in areas that subsist of smoldering and smoke, places including cigarette smoke, car exhaust, and smoke from forest fires (Npic,10)(Harrar,12).