Naphthalene sublimes easily upon heat. How do I separate a mixture of naphthalene and NaCl?
Naphthalene will sublime easily, Sodium Chloride will not. Heat the mixture of Naphthalene and NaCl causing the Naphthalene to sublime into a gas. Place a cooled surface above the fumes (such as a flask filled with ice water). The cooled surface will cause the Naphthalene vapors to return to the solid phase. Meanwhile, the NaCl will remain in the original container since it will be unaffected by the heating process. This is obviously the anwer your question is going for since it included the fact that Naphthalene sublimes easily and did not mention its solubility at all.
