Product Description
Sodium borate, decahydrate
an important boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid.
- A component of many detergents, cosmetics, and enamel glazes.
- Used to make buffer solutions in biochemistry, as a fire retardant, as an anti-fungal compound for fiberglass, as an insecticide, as a flux in metallurgy, a texturing agent in cooking, and as a precursor for other boron compounds.
- Used for a number of closely related minerals or chemical compounds that differ in their crystal water content, but usually refers to the decahydrate.
Synonym: Borax
- ACS Grade
- Insolubles: <0.005%
- Chloride: <0.001%
- Phosphate: <0.001%
- Sulfate: <0.005%
- Calcium: <0.001%
- Heavy Metals (as Pb): <0.001%
- Iron: <0.0005%
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Appearance: White solid
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Boiling Point: 1575 °C
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Density: 1.73 g/cm3
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HS Code: 28401990
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IUPAC_Name: Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate
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Melting Point: 743 °C
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PH Value: 9.2 at 10 g/l
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RTECS Number: VZ2275000
