| Identification | |
| Name: | Boric acid (HBO2) |
| Synonyms: | Oxoborinic acid;Metaboric acid; |
| CAS: | 13460-50-9 |
| EINECS: | 236-659-8 |
| Molecular Formula: | BHO2 |
| Molecular Weight: | 43.82 |
| InChI: | InChI=1/B3H5O7/c4-1(5)9-3(8)10-2(6)7/h4-8H |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Density: | 2.49 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| Refractive index: | 1.411 |
| Solubility: | Solubility: in glycerol 17.5% at 25 deg C; ethylene glycol 18.5% at 25 deg C; in methanol 173.9 g/L at 25 deg C; in ethanol 94.4 g/L at 25 deg C; in acetone 0.6% at 25 deg C; ethyl acetate 1.5% at 25 deg C Water solubility: 2.52% at 0 deg C; 3.49% at 10 deg C; 4.72% at 20 deg C; 6.23% at 30 deg C; 8.08% at 40 deg C; 10.27% at 50 deg C; 12.97% at 60 deg C; 15.75% at 70 deg C; 19.10% at 80 deg C; 23.27% at 90 deg C; 27.53% at 100 deg C< |
| Color: | Colorless, transparent crystals or white granules or powder Colorless triclinic crystals White waxy triclinic solid plates |
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