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Borax

In borax the ...

Question

In borax the number of $B - O - B$ links and $B - O H$ bonds present are respectively:

five and four

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four and five

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three and four

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Solution

The correct option is A five and four
There are $5 B - O - B$ bonds and $4 B - O - H$ bonds.

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Borax is actually made of two tetrahedra and two triangular units joined together and should be written as: Na2[B4O5(OH)4]·8H2O

The correct statement/s about borax is/are:

a. Each boron atom has four B-O bonds

b. Each boron atom has three B-O bonds

c. Two boron atoms have four B-O bonds while other two have three B-O bonds

d. Each boron atom has one -OH groups

B - O - B

S = O

S - O H

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