Question

chemical property of borax?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The borax compound has been used as a cleaning product for several years. It helps to remove stains. Borax reacts with acid and produces boric acid. It is highly flammable and gives yellow-green flame.

Explanation:

Borax is a natural mineral. The alternate names are sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate. It is one of the most important boron compounds with a chemical formula $Na_2B_4O_7.10H_2O$.

Answer 2

• Borax is a boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid that goes by the names sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate.
• Borax powder is a white substance made up of soft colourless crystals that dissolve in water.
• Borax is a term that refers to a group of minerals or chemical compounds that varies in the amount of crystal water they contain, with the octahydrate being the most common.
• Borax is somewhat dehydrated when supplied commercially.

• Many detergents, cosmetics, and enamel glazes use borax as an ingredient.
• It's used to make buffer solutions in biochemistry, as a fire retardant, as an anti-fungal compound, in the manufacture of fibreglass, as a flux in metallurgy.