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How many water molecules of crystallisation are present in borax, `Na_(2)B_(4)O_(7).10 H_(2)O` ?

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`(8)`
Borax, `Na_(2)B_(4) O_(7) . 10 H_(2)O` actually exists as
`Na_(2)[B_(4)O_(5)(OH)_(4)] . 8H_(2)O`.
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