The best method for the separation of naphthalene and benzoic acid from their mixture is:

The best method for the separation of naphthalene and benzoic acid from their mixture is:
  1. Distillation
  2. Sublimation
  3. Chromatography
  4. Crystallisation

Solution

Among the given compounds naphthelene is volatile but benzoic acid is non-volatile (it forms a dimer). So, the best method for their separation is sublimation,

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