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Also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, disodium tetraborate, Na2B4O710H2O, E285, sodium borate decahydrate, disodium tetraborate octahydrate
Borax (also referred to as sodium borate, tincal () and tincar ()) is a salt (ionic compound) normally encountered as a hydrated borate of sodium, with the chemical formula . Borax mineral is a crystalline borate mineral that occurs in only a few places worldwide in quantities that enable it to be mined economically.
Borax is a naturally occurring mineral salt made of sodium and borate that is found in only a few locations around the world where it can be mined in economically worthwhile quantities. It has been used for various industrial and household purposes, making it a commercially important mineral resource.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- B4Na2O7
- Molecular weight
- 201.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- disodium;2,4,6,8,9-pentaoxa-1,5-dibora-3,7-diboranuidabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane 3,7-dioxide
- SMILES
- [B-]1(=O)OB2O[B-](=O)OB(O1)O2.[Na+].[Na+]
- InChIKey
- UQGFMSUEHSUPRD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 80.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 9
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- borate
- Has part
- sodium
- Mass
- 201.98116249999998
- Image
- Tincalconite and Borax - Baker mine, US Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, California, USA.jpg
- Has use
- food additive
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- Commons category
- Borax
- canonical SMILES
- [Na+].[Na+].[O-]B1OB2OB([O-])OB(O1)O2.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O
- chemical formula
- Na₂B₄O₇·10H₂O
- density
- 2.37
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0057
- melting point
- 1366
- decomposition point
- 2867
- vapor pressure
- 0
- solubility
- 4
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 1
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- boiling point
- 1575
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Article · 日本語
ホウ砂(ホウしゃ、硼砂、borax)は、鉱物(ホウ酸塩鉱物)の一種。化学組成は Na2B4O5(OH)4・8H2O(四ホウ酸ナトリウム Na2B4O7 の十水和物)。 単斜晶系。モース硬度2.5。比重1.7。水に対する溶解度は4.7g/100mL(20℃)。 空気中で風解しやすく、結晶水を失ってチンカルコナイト Na2B4O5(OH)4・3H2O になる。
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