Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate
By Ewan Frick
Uses of Borax
*One of the main components of house hold detergents.
*Used as an anti-fungal compound
*It can also be found in cosmedics.
Physical and Chemical Properties
Soluble
It dissolves easily in water.
Hydrogen Bound Acceptor Count
Borax is able to bond with 7 hydrogen atoms because it wants to share enough electrons to fill it's electron field.
Formation
Borax can be found by minors as crystals along with other boron minerals.
3 Extra Facts
*First found by John A. in North America, 1856.
*Borax is listed as a poison.
*Has a sweetish metallic taste.