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If Na goes into Borates compound does it lost its alkali feature?

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metallurgy:
I mean if Sodium goes into Sodiumtetraborates, does it loss its own alkali attribute?

chenbeier:
Boric acid is a weak acid, so the Sodium Salt will be still alkaline.

metallurgy:

--- Quote from: chenbeier on June 23, 2020, 10:25:05 AM ---Boric acid is a weak acid, so the Sodium Salt will be still alkaline.

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If we talk by the metallurgy view point (blast furnace impacts etc.) alkali metals and alkaline metals are different things.

So will it be alkali or alkaline in an sodiumtetraborats?

chenbeier:
The word alkaline metal is not existing. On one hand there are alkali metals like sodium, potassium and others. On the other hand there are alkaline  substances  like salts from alkali metal or earth alkali  metal like Calcium , Magnesium, and others and weak acids like boric acid, Hydroxides. Carbonates and also Oxides.

Borek:
To further confuse things there are alkaline earth metals - second group of the periodic table.

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