Is borax polar or non polar?

Answer 1

The bonds are polar because chlorine is highly electronegative. That produces minor negative charge on each chlorine in the compound and minor positive on the boron. Because chlorine is large and boron small, the overall effect is to produce a molecule that appears to carry a slight negative charge because the minor positive charge is "buried" inside the molecule. To be trully polar, a molecule must have both a minor negative and minor positive charge open to its surroundings (not a good way to explain, but I hope it makes sense).

Answer 2

Borax is a polar molecule due to the difference in electronegativity between the boron and oxygen atoms, resulting in an uneven distribution of charge. This polarity gives borax its characteristic properties such as solubility in water and interactions with other polar molecules.

Answer 3

Neither: pure elements are not classified as polar or non-polar, but compounds are.

Answer 4

Neither. Borax is sodium borate, Na2B4O7•10H2O, which is an ionic compound.

Answer 5

It's non polar covalent

Answer 6

Polar