Question

Borax is actually made of two tetrahedral and two triangular units joined together and should be written as: $N{a}_2\left[B_4{O}_5\right(OH{)}_4]\cdot 8H_2$O
Consider the following statements about borax. Which of the following is the correct statement?

• A. Each boron atom has four $B-O$ bonds
• B. Each boron atom has three $B-O$ bonds while other two have three $B-O$ bonds
• C. Each boron atom has four $B-O$ bonds while other two have three $B-O$ bonds
• D. Each boron atom has one $-OH$ groups

Answer 1

The correct option is D Each boron atom has one $-OH$ groups