Boric acid, more specifically orthoboric acid, is a compound of boron, oxygen, and hydrogen with formula.
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26 Facts About Boric acid
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Boric acid is often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant, neutron absorber, or precursor to other boron compounds.
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Orthoboric acid was first prepared by Wilhelm Homberg from borax, by the action of mineral acids, and was given the name .
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When orthoboric acid is dissolved in water, it partially dissociates to give metaboric acid:.
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Boric acid reacts with alcohols to form borate esters, 3 where R is alkyl or aryl.
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Acidity of boric acid solutions is greatly increased in the presence of cis-vicinal diols such as glycerol and mannitol.
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Primary industrial use of boric acid is in the manufacture of monofilament fiberglass usually referred to as textile fiberglass.
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Boric acid is used in the production of the glass in LCD flat panel displays.
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Boric acid is added to borax for use as welding flux by blacksmiths.
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Boric acid is present in the list of chemical additives used for hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania.
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Boric acid can be used as an antiseptic for minor burns or cuts and is sometimes used in salves and dressings, such as boracic lint.
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Boric acid is applied in a very dilute solution as an eye wash.
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Dilute boric acid can be used as a vaginal douche to treat bacterial vaginosis due to excessive alkalinity, as well as candidiasis due to non-albicans candida.
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Boric acid solutions used as an eye wash or on abraded skin are known to be toxic, particularly to infants, especially after repeated use; this is because of its slow elimination rate.
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Boric acid is one of the most commonly used substances that can counteract the harmful effects of reactive hydrofluoric acid after an accidental contact with the skin.
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Boric acid was first registered in the US as an insecticide in 1948 for control of cockroaches, termites, fire ants, fleas, silverfish, and many other insects.
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Boric acid has the reputation as "the gift that keeps on killing" in that cockroaches that cross over lightly dusted areas do not die immediately, but that the effect is like shards of glass cutting them apart.
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In combination with its use as an insecticide, boric acid prevents and destroys existing wet and dry rot in timbers.
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Boric acid is added to salt in the curing of cattle hides, calfskins, and sheepskins.
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Colloidal suspensions of nanoparticles of boric acid dissolved in petroleum or vegetable oil can form a remarkable lubricant on ceramic or metal surfaces with a coefficient of sliding friction that decreases with increasing pressure to a value ranging from 0.
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Boric acid is used to lubricate carrom and novuss boards, allowing for faster play.
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Boric acid is used in some nuclear power plants as a neutron poison.
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The boron in boric acid reduces the probability of thermal fission by absorbing some thermal neutrons.
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Boric acid is used only in pressurized water reactors whereas boiling water reactors employ control rod pattern and coolant flow for power control.
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Boric acid was dumped over Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant after its meltdown to prevent another reaction from occurring.
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Boric acid is used to treat or prevent boron deficiencies in plants.
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