Question

17 (e). State whether the following are true or false:

A mixture of naphthalene and chalk powder has the smell of naphthalene.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

• Naphthalene is either a white solid or a liquid with a strong odor or smell like mothballs.
• Naphthalene smells awful.
• When naphthalene and chalk powder are mixed, the mixture smells like naphthalene because chalk powder has no smell.
• Hence, the given statement is true.