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Borax
Question

Borax dissolves in water to give alkaline solution. The missing chemical in the following equation is

Na2B4O7+7H2O 2NaOH+.......

Moderate
Solution

borax dissolves in water to give alkaline solution of sodium hydroxide and orthoboric acid .since orthoboric acid is weak monobasic acid resulting solution is alkaline.

Na2B4O7 + 7H2O  2NaOH + 4H3BO3(orthoboric acid )

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