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In borax bead test which compound is formed_________?

Correct answer: B. Meta borate

  • A. Ortho burate
  • B. Meta borate
  • C. Double oxide
  • D. Tetra borate

Explanation

On heating, borax forms sodium metaborate, NaBO2, and boric anhydride, B2O3; in the bead test, the oxide then combines with a metal oxide to form a coloured metal metaborate or borate. Thus the expected compound type is metaborate. The likely wrong choice is tetraborate, which is the borate group in the original borax formula, not the principal product formed on heating.

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