Borax is actually made of two tetrahedra and two triangular units joined together and should be
Channel: Doubtnut
Date: 2020-08-02

Borax is actually made of two tetrahedra and two triangular units joined together and should be written as  `Na_(2)[B_(4)O_(5)(OH)_(4)].8H_(2)O`.  Consider the following statements about borax :  A : Each boron atom has four `B-O` bonds.  B : Each boron atom has three `B-O` bonds.  C : Two boron atoms have four `B-O` bonds while other two have three `B-O` bonds.  D : Each boron atom has one-OH group.  Select correct statement (s) :