Borax, a common laundry product, is sodium borate decahydrate. The chemical formula is Na2B4O7 ⋅⋅ 10H2O. Calculate the percent water in a sample of Borax. Report the answer to two (2 decimal places). (Molar masses: Borax = 381.42 g/mol; Na2B4O7 = 201.22 g/mol; H2O = 18.02 g/mol)

Borax, a common laundry product, is sodium borate decahydrate. The chemical formula is Na2B4O7 ⋅⋅ 10H2O. Calculate the percent water in a sample of Borax. Report the answer to two (2 decimal places). (Molar masses: Borax = 381.42 g/mol; Na2B4O7 = 201.22 g/mol; H2O = 18.02 g/mol)

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Borax, a common laundry product, is sodium borate decahydrate. The chemical formula is

Na₂B₄O₇ ⋅⋅ 10H₂O. Calculate the percent water in a sample of Borax.

Report the answer to two (2 decimal places).

(Molar masses: Borax = 381.42 g/mol; Na₂B₄O₇= 201.22 g/mol; H₂O = 18.02 g/mol)

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