* Anhydrous borax (Na2B4O7) * Borax pentahydrate (Na2B4O7·5H2O) * Borax decahydrate (Na2B4O7·10H2O) Borax is generally described as Na2B4O7·10H2O. However, it is better formulated as Na2[B4O5(OH)4]·8H2O, borax contains the [B4O5(OH)4]2
Borax was mined in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert.
Borax can be found in laundry detergents, household cleaning products, cosmetics, and is also used in insecticides and as a flux in welding.
Borates are found in products that contain a chemical called borax. The most popular of these products is 20 Mule Team Borax. This product can be found in grocery stores. Borax can be used to kill destructive insects in the home.
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Yes, borax is found in some detergents as a cleaning and brightening agent. It helps to boost the cleaning power of the detergent and remove stains and odors from laundry.
Yes, borax is still manufactured and sold as a household cleaner and laundry agent. It can be found in stores or online.
Borax is a common chemical used as a household cleaning agent, mostly laundry detergent. Borax can be found at most grocery stores and big box stores.
Borax can be found in most grocery stores, hardware stores, or online retailers. Look for it in the laundry aisle or cleaning section of the store.
Turkey, California, other parts of the Southwestern US, Chile, Tibet, Romania are some places where natural borax is found. See link for more information. This is a good beginning answer. In the United States borax was first discovered at Borax Lake in northern California. Then it was found in a dry lakebed at Salt Wells near Fallon, Nevada in 1859. For the next 30 years borax was scraped up from the surface of these dry lakebeds throughout Nevada at Columbus Marsh, Teels Marsh, Rhodes Marsh, Amargosa Valley and Death Valley. In 1890 underground deposits of borax were found known as Colemanite near Barstow in the Mojave Desert. From 1906-1925 underground mining moved to the mountains east of Death Valley. In 1925 borax was found near Kramer Junction near the town of Mojave and that deposit went to open pit mining in 1956. Today that pit is the largest open pit mine in the state of California and is the largest borax producing mine in the country. It is owned by Rio Tinto Borax and provides the borax to Dial Corp for the Twenty Mule Team Borax product. Please see the Gold Creek link below for more borax history and the film The Twenty Mule Team of Death Valley.
Borax powder in India can be easily found in local grocery stores, supermarkets, or online retailers. It is commonly used for cleaning purposes and can be found in the household cleaning section of these stores.
Borax has the Formula: Na2B4O7·10H2O or Na2[B4O5(OH)4]·8H2O So the elements are sodium (Na), boron (B), oxygen (O) and hydrogen (H)