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Camphor pellets should be preserved in air-tight containers. Give reasons.

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The process of conversion of solid state to vapour state directly without passing through the intermittent liquid state is called sublimation. Camphor undergose sublimation at atmospheric pressure. As a result, camphor pellets should be preserved in air tight containers.
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