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Naphthalene is strictly non-polar with a structure similar to two benzene rings linked together. Similarly ether is also highly non-polar. Since like dissolves like naphthalene is soluble in ether.

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13y ago

Because naphthalene is a non-polar compound, so it can only dissolve in non-polar solvents. Ether is a non-polar solvent like naphthalene, but water is a polar compound because oxygen is relatively much more electronegative than hydrogen. "Like dissolves like", therefore naphthalene will dissolve in ether because they are both non-polar.

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12y ago

Naphthalene is a polyaromatic compound that dissolves very poorly in water. The solubility is about 30 mg per liter of water at room temperature.

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Naphthalene is non-polar so it is soluble in hexane, but almost insoluble in water.

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14y ago

No, naphthalene is a non polar organic solid so insoluble in water.

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9y ago

Not to any great extent. Log P for napthalene is around 3.

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Naphthalene is not soluble in water but easily soluble in ether.

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Naphtalene is soluble in hexane; the solubility in water is very low.

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