Lithium borate

Lithium tetraborate
Names
Other names
Lithium borate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.031.364
EC Number 234-514-3
Properties
Li2B4O7
Molar mass 169.11 g/mol
Appearance white powder
Density 2.4 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 917 °C (1,683 °F; 1,190 K)
moderately soluble
Hazards
Safety data sheet External MSDS
NFPA 704
Flammability code 0: Will not burn. E.g., water Health code 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g., chloroform Reactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g., liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lithium borate, also known as lithium tetraborate (Li2B4O7), is the lithium salt of boric acid. Lithium borate is an ingredient for use in making glasses and ceramics.

Lithium borate can be used in the laboratory as LB buffer for gel electrophoresis of DNA and RNA. It is also used in the borax fusion method to vitrify mineral powder specimens for analysis by WDXRF spectroscopy.[1] Naturally occurring lithium tetraborate is known as the mineral diomignite. It is exceedingly rare.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ron Jenkins, X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry, Second Edition, J. Wiley & Sons Inc., 1999, ISBN 0-471-29942-1, p 146-7.
  2. ↑ Mindat, http://www.mindat.org/min-1293.html


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