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Chemistry Level 4

Which of these are correct about the compound N a X 2 B X 4 O X 7 . 10 H X 2 O \ce{Na2B4O7}.10\ce{H2O} ?

  1. It is made up of four s p 2 sp^2 - hybridised boron atoms.

  2. It has two s p 3 sp^3 - hybridised boron atoms.

  3. It has two s p 2 sp^2 - hybridised boron atoms.

  4. It has four B O B B-O-B bonds .

  5. It has 10 molecules of water of crystallization.

  6. It is Borax.

  7. It's solution gives colorless solution with phenolphthalein.

  8. It may be titrated as an alkali with HCl using methyl orange indicator.

  9. It has five B O B B-O-B bonds .

  10. Its solution is acidic in nature.

Enter your answer as the product of the respective option numbers of correct response.

C l a r i f i c a t i o n Clarification If you think statements 2,3 and 5 are true, enter your answer as 2 × 3 × 5 = 30. 2 \times 3 \times 5 = 30.


This is a part of my set Aniket's Chemistry Challenges . (BEST OF JEE - ADVANCED)


The answer is 2592.

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3 solutions

Aniket Sanghi
Mar 25, 2016

options 2 ,3 , 6 , 8 , 9 are correct

Exactly :)

Prakhar Bindal - 5 years, 2 months ago

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Please re share ......I think the question is rated less

Aniket Sanghi - 5 years, 2 months ago

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u in fiitjee?

Prakhar Bindal - 5 years, 2 months ago

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@Prakhar Bindal Bro our 1st communication :)

Aniket Sanghi - 4 years, 5 months ago

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@Aniket Sanghi Yup! it makes me nostalgic

Prakhar Bindal - 4 years, 5 months ago

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@Prakhar Bindal Me tooooo! I got my best friend and brother of much the same type as me ,That I always longed for :)

Aniket Sanghi - 4 years, 5 months ago

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@Aniket Sanghi Yup me too! :)

Prakhar Bindal - 4 years, 5 months ago

@Prakhar Bindal Yes.....FIITJEE BHILAI (RAIPUR)

Aniket Sanghi - 5 years, 2 months ago

But when you dissolve borax in water it gives orthoboric acid which is acidic in nature. So options 7 and 10 also ought to be correct....

Soumyajit Banerjee - 3 years, 6 months ago

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As I remember it also gives NaOH which dominates as Orthoboric acid is weak

Aniket Sanghi - 3 years, 6 months ago

Hail NCERT!!!

Not Exactly NCERT . :)

Aniket Sanghi - 4 years, 5 months ago

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Yes that's true,but almost NCERT. Your questions in inorganic are awesome!!!

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 5 months ago

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Thanks ! There are still more questions in my mind but no time to type questions!

Aniket Sanghi - 4 years, 5 months ago

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@Aniket Sanghi You should post them,if you get free time,would be great for JEE aspirants like me.

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 5 months ago
Sujoy Ghosh
Mar 28, 2016

@aniket if the question were in mcq style,then it would have been more tough for those who are in confusion about correct statements....the questions are really nice....

Yes , but it would be easy for some

Aniket Sanghi - 5 years, 2 months ago

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