| Name | Boric Acid |
| Synonyms | orthoboric acid, boracic acid, acidum boricum |
| CAS RN | 10043-35-3 |
| EINECS RN | 233-139-2 |
| Molecular Formula |
H3BO3 |
| Molecular Weight | |
| Hazard Symbols |
T:Toxic |
| Risk Codes | R60: May impair fertility. |
| Safety Terms | S45: In case of accident or if you feel unwell, seek medical advice immediately (show the label whenever possible); S53: Avoid exposure - obtain special instructions before use. |
| Physical & Chemical Properties | Boric acid, also called boracic acid or Orthoboric acid or Acidum Boricum, When occurring as a mineral, it is called sassolite.it is a weak acid ,often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant, in nuclear power plants to control the fission rate of URANIUM, and as a precursor of other chemical compounds. It exists in the form of colorless crystals or a white powder and dissolves in water.
Boric acid is soluble in boiling water. When heated above 170°C it dehydrates, forming metaboric acid HBO2, a white, cubic crystalline solid and is only slightly soluble in water. when heated above about 300°C further dehydrates, forming tetraboric acid or pyroboric acid, H2B4O7. Boric acid can refer to any of these compounds. Further heating leads to BORON trioxide. |
| Uses | Medicinal, Insecticidal, Preservation, Lubrication, Industrial, Miscellaneous |
| Related Materials | sulfuricacid, sodium tetraborate, hydrogen nitrate |
| Related Products | boratofluoric acid, potassium fluoborate, sodium fluoborate, ammonium fluoroborate, boron nitride, sodium borohydride, potassium borohydride, boron anhydrous, zinc borate, cupric fluoborate, potassium fluoroaluminate, zinc fluoborate, sodium hydride, tributyl borate |