Answer to Question #57360 in Inorganic Chemistry for Sanjukta Ghosh

Question

What are the chemical formulae of Borate radicals? Are there more than one Anion with the name borate?

Answer 1

Borates radicals are particles with chemical formulas B(OH)₄˙ and B(OH)₃O˙-
They are in acid-base equilibrium:
B(OH)₄˙ = B(OH)₃O˙- + H+
Borates are the name for a broad number of boron-containing oxyanions. Example BO₃³⁻, B₂O₅⁴⁻, B₄O₉⁶⁻ etc.