Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2020 June 29

= June 29 =

Mothball fumes
I am trying to find out more about the fumes from Mothballs. Do they collect at the bottom of a container?

Also see: Naphthalene and 1,4-Dichlorobenzene --Guy Macon (talk) 12:41, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * They will diffuse through the air in the container, and probably condense where it is cooler. If there was absolutely no temperature gradient, or movement, perhaps it would evaporate from higher up and condense at the bottom, as the partial pressure of the vapour would be larger at the bottom. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 13:04, 29 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Earlier discussion of mothballs and OR issues at Reference desk/Archives/Science/2020 June 7. --Lambiam 22:33, 29 June 2020 (UTC)