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Boric acid, more
specifically orthoboric acid, is a
compound of boron, oxygen, and
hydrogen with
formula B(OH)3. It may also be
called hydrogen orthoborate...
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easily converted to
boric acid and
other borates,
which have many applications. Its
reaction with
hydrochloric acid to form
boric acid is: Na2B4O7·10H2O...
- solution,
boric acid B(OH)3 can act as a weak Brønsted
acid, that is, a
proton donor, with pKa ~ 9. However, it more
often acts as a
Lewis acid, accepting...
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Another method is
heating boric acid above ~300 °C.
Boric acid will
initially decompose into steam, (H2O(g)) and
metaboric acid (HBO2) at
around 170 °C...
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roach baits.
Boric acid is not a bait in the dry form, but
rather broadcast as a dust, that is both a
toxin and a desiccant.
Boric acid is
often formulated...
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decomposition of
boric acid.
Metaboric acid is
formally the
parent acid of the
metaborate anions. The main
forms of
metaboric acid are: Modification...
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acid (HNO3);
these are also
known as
bench acids.
Mineral acids range from
superacids (such as
perchloric acid) to very weak ones (such as
boric acid)...
- Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
Schubert DM (2015). "
Boric Oxide,
Boric Acid, and Borates". Ullmann's
Encyclopedia of
Industrial Chemistry....
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basket filled with
nickel pieces,
Edward Weston initiated the use of
boric acid (patent
issued in 1878),
Bancroft figured out the role of
chlorides in...
- This page
provides supplementary chemical data on
boric acid. The
handling of this
chemical may
incur notable safety precautions. It is
highly recommend...
