borax

boron compound, a salt of boric acid
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q5319
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borax

Summary

borax is a type of chemical entity[1]. borax ranks in the top 0.55% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,873 views/month, #69 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • borax's image is recorded as Tincalconite and Borax - Baker mine, US Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, California, USA.jpg[3].
  • borax's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • borax's chemical structure is recorded as BoraxChem.png[5].
  • borax's chemical structure is recorded as Natriumtetraboraat.png[6].
  • borax's GND ID is recorded as 4463401-8[7].
  • borax's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 1303-96-4[8].
  • borax's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Na+].[Na+].[O-]B1OB2OB([O-])OB(O1)O2.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O[9].
  • borax's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/B4O7.2Na/c5-1-7-3-9-2(6)10-4(8-1)11-3;;/q-2;2*+1[10].
  • borax's InChIKey is recorded as UQGFMSUEHSUPRD-UHFFFAOYSA-N[11].
  • borax's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85015806[12].
  • borax's ATC code is recorded as S01AX07[13].
  • borax's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 135085222[14].
  • borax's chemical formula is recorded as Na₂B₄O₇·10H₂O[15].
  • borax's subclass of is recorded as borate[16].
  • borax's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00563508[17].
  • borax's has use is recorded as flux[18].
  • borax's has use is recorded as fire retardant[19].
  • borax's has use is recorded as buffer solution[20].
  • borax's has use is recorded as food additive[21].
  • borax's Commons category is recorded as Borax[22].
  • borax's pronunciation audio is recorded as Q5319-ar.ogg[23].
  • borax's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 31250[24].
  • borax's has part is recorded as boron[25].
  • borax's has part is recorded as oxygen[26].
  • borax's has part is recorded as sodium[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for borax include tincalconite[28], a mineral species[29].

Why It Matters

borax ranks in the top 0.55% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,873 views/month, #69 of 12,596).[2] borax has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] borax is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for borax include tincalconite[28], a mineral species[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . PubChem. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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