CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Pellets or Large Crystals |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | White pieces or powder |
| Odor | ODORLESS |
| Boiling Point | 1434 °C |
| Melting Point | 966 °C |
| Solubility | In water, 2.0X10+5 mg/L at 20 °C |
| Density | 2.46 g/cu cm |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Stable on storage. |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits toxic vapors of boron and /sodium oxides/. |
| Corrosivity | NON-CORROSIVE TO FERROUS METALS |
| pH | Solution is strongly alkaline when dissolved in water |
| Other Experimental Properties | Standard enthalpy of formation: -977.0 kJ/mol; molar heat capacity: 65.9 J/K mol at 25 °C |
| Chemical Classes | Metals -> Metalloid Compounds (Boron) |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 65.80 g/mol |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 65.9889037 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 65.9889037 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 40.1 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 4 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 13.5 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 2 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Sodium metaborate is an inorganic sodium salt having metaborate as the counterion. It is an inorganic sodium salt and a member of borate salts.