IYPT 2019 Elements 005: Boron, flares and (glass)wares

Here’s element number five in the series of element graphics I’m producing with the Royal Society of Chemistry for the International Year of the Periodic Table. Boron is found as a preservative and buffer in eye drops and contact lens solutions in the form of borax (sodium tetraborate). You might be more familiar with borax […]

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