Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate
by OLIVIA KINSEY
Chemical Formula
Na2B4O7 · 10H2O
Uses
- Helps preserve flowers
- Can help with cleaning cookware
- Minimize odor in your cat's litter box
Chemical and Physical Properties
- Boiling Point: 1,575 degrees Celsius/Melting 743 degrees Celsius
- Odorless
- White in color in the pure form
Interesting Facts
- Was discovered in 1881 in Death Valley
- Borax acts by raising pH levels of water closer to neutral, basically Borax softens water
- When set on fire it burns a bright green