Naphthalene New World Encyclopedia
Naphthalene (also known as naphthalin, naphthaline, moth ball, tar camphor, white tar, or albocarbon), is a crystalline, aromatic, white, solid hydrocarbon, best known as the primary ingredient of is volatile, forming a flammable vapor. Each molecule of this substance consists of two fused benzene rings. As its most abundant single component, it is obtained from coal tar ...