Question

Write the chemical formula for Borax salt.

Answer 1

Borax salt:

• Borax salt is a powdery white substance, also known as Sodium borate, Sodium borate decahydrate or Sodium tetraborate decahydrate, which is a salt of Boric acid.
• It is widely used as a household cleaner and as a laundry detergent.
• Borax salt is a combination of 4 Boron($\mathrm{B}$), 2 Sodium($\mathrm{Na}$), 17 Oxygen($\mathrm{O}$) and 20 Hydrogen($\mathrm{H}$) atoms.
• The chemical formula of Borax salt can be given as ${\mathbf{Na}}_{\mathbf{2}}{\mathbf{B}}_{\mathbf{4}}{\mathbf{O}}_{\mathbf{7}}\mathbf{.}\mathbf{10}{\mathbf{H}}_{\mathbf{2}}\mathbf{O}$(Sodium tetraborate decahydrate).