Sodium Borate, Decahydrate, MP Biomedicals™

Description

Used in biochemical and chemical laboratories to make buffers. Sodium Borate, Decahydrate, MP Biomedicals is a mineral and salt of boric acid, often referred to borax. It is also used as a macronutrient fertilizer and to clean skills in taxidermy.

The term borax is used for a number of closely related minerals or chemical compounds that differ in their crystal water content, but usually refers to the decahydrate. Sodium borate is used for many applications:

• To make buffers, e.g. for gel electrophoresis of DNA, such as TBE (Tris/Borate/EDTA) or SB (Sodium borate) buffer, or as BBS (borate buffered saline) in coating procedures
• As a micronutrient fertilizer to correct boron-deficient soils
• To clean the brain cavity of a skull for mounting

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 1303-96-4
• Molecular Formula: B₄Na₂O₇.10H₂O

• Physical Form: Crystalline Powder
• Quantity: 500 g
• Assay Percent Range: 99.5–105.0%
• Solubility Information: 1g dissolves in 16M water, 0.6mL boiling water, ∼/mL glyceral; insoluble in alcohol.
• Formula Weight: 381.37g/mol
• Grade: ACS Reagent

Safety and Handling

Recommended Storage

Store at Room Temperature(15–30 °C).