Trisodium pentaborate
Trisodium pentaborate is a salt that can form as a monohydrate with formula Na3B5O8(OH)2·H2O, which contains the anion dihydroxydopentaborate [B5O8(OH)2]3−.
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| Properties | |
| B5H2Na3O10 | |
| Molar mass | 285.03 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Transparent crystal |
| Soluble | |
| Structure | |
| Orthorhombic | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Its formula may be incorrectly given as Na3B5O8·2H2O, or as 3Na2O5B2O3·4H2O. It may also be called simply sodium pentaborate, but this name is more properly reserved for the compound with elemental formula Na2O·5B2O3·nH2O.
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