please help me i am struggling! Thanks
2007-03-28 15:11:44 · 6 answers · asked by killiana 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Its as easy as typing "boron history" or "boron uses" or even just "boron" into a search engine.
Here's a great site with tons of Boron history
http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/phys/boron.htm
It's Elemental!
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele005.html
Its also a Visual Element
http://www.chemsoc.org/VISELEMENTS/pages/boron.html
Los Alamos has some stuff to add
http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/5.html
If you want to know where to get it, ask the US Geological Survey
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/boron/
And, of course, the ubiquitous Wikipedia entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boron
2007-03-28 15:24:23 · answer #1 · answered by Tomteboda 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to the wikapedia. I'm sure they have something. Boron is pretty reactive, and forms borates with oxygen. It used to be used in scouring powders and is still used for laundry as a cleanser and a weak bleach and was mined in the 19th century in the west. Supposedly it was hauled by wagons powered by 40 mule teams. You'll still see this on "Borax" boxes. In organic chemistry, compounds call boranes can be formed which are analogues of carbon compounds.
2007-03-28 15:21:54 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Important Uses For Boron
2017-02-27 16:02:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boron is used to make strong lightweight composites
2007-03-28 15:15:50 · answer #4 · answered by virgilwatson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boron is used also for making solar cells they convert solar energy directly into electrical energy
2007-03-28 15:18:08 · answer #5 · answered by kaushik r 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
think boron!!!! you moron!!!!!
2007-03-28 15:19:50 · answer #6 · answered by who me? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋