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Borax
Question

On heating, borax first swells up by losing water molecules. On further heating it changes to transparent liquid which solidifies to glass like material known as borax bead. In the following equation, supply the formulae of compounds. A and B respectively.

Na2 B4O7·10H2ONa2 B4O7A+B

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Solution

Na2 B4O7·10H2ONa2 B4O72NaBO2 Sod. metaborate +B2O3 Boric anhydride 

metaborates of many transition metals have characteristic colour ,so borax bead test is used to identify them .

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