Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄

question 17

Short Answer

Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄ . 8 H₂O,commonly known as borax,is used in a variety of applications,including as a fire retardant,an antifungal agent,a flux in metallurgy,a texturing agent in cooking,and a precursor for other boron compounds.How many cubic meters of borax (381.37 g/mol; 1.73 g/cm³)would be required to produce 250 kg elemental boron?

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