Borax
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Borax (also referred to as sodium borate, tincal and tincar ) is a salt (ionic compound), a hydrated or anhydrous borate of sodium, with the chemical formula Na2H20B4O17 (also written as Na2B4O7ยท10H2O).
Borax
Traction steam engine hauling borax, Death Valley National Park, California, 1904
Borax-based laundry detergent
Old steam tractor and borax wagons, Death Valley National Park
Salt (chemistry)
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In chemistry, a salt or ionic compound is a chemical compound consisting of an ionic assembly of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, which results in a neutral compound with no net electric charge. The constituent ions are held together by electrostatic forces termed ionic bonds.
X-ray spectrometer developed by W. H. Bragg
Halite, the mineral form of sodium chloride, forms when salty water evaporates leaving the ions behind.
Solid lead(II) sulfate (PbSO4)
Edge-on view of portion of crystal structure of hexamethyleneTTF/TCNQ charge transfer salt.