potassium borate

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potassium borate

chemical compound

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inorganic polymer
Borates
…chains of B₂O₄²⁻ units, whereas potassium borate, K[B₅O₆(OH)₄] · 2H₂O (commonly written as KB₅O₈ · 4H₂O), consists of two B₃O₃ rings linked through a common four-coordinated boron atom. The tetraborates, B₄O₅(OH)₄²⁻, contain both three- and four-coordinated boron surrounded trigonally and tetrahedrally, respectively, by oxygen (O) atoms. Commercially, the
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…chains of B₂O₄²⁻ units, whereas potassium borate, K[B₅O₆(OH)₄] · 2H₂O (commonly written as KB₅O₈ · 4H₂O), consists of two B₃O₃ rings linked through a common four-coordinated boron atom. The tetraborates, B₄O₅(OH)₄²⁻, contain both three- and four-coordinated boron surrounded trigonally and tetrahedrally, respectively, by oxygen (O) atoms. Commercially, the
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