Borax For Washing Machine

Photographers' Formulary Borax - 1 Lb

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Photographers' Formulary Borax which is also known as Sodium Borate, can be used as a component in some developer formulas.

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Synonyms	Biborate of soda Biborate of sodium Borate of soda Borate of sodium Purified borax Pyroborate of soda Sodium biborate Sodium borate Sodium pyroborate Sodium tetraborate Tetraborate of soda 20 Mule Team Borax
Appearance	Pure white crystalline powder
Uses	As a mild alkali accelerator in fine-grain developers and those of low activity In certain fixing baths In some acid hardeners, especially those intended for prints that are to be dried through heated belt driers In gold toning baths to render them alkaline and to increase the rate of deposition of gold
Chemical Formula	Na₂B₄O₇ ^. 10H₂O
Notes	Borax is available as 'borax pentahydrate', but most commonly as 'borax decahydrate', the form used in photographic formulas. The old term for decahydrate is crystalline. 'Borax decahydrate', and 20 Mule Team Borax are one and the same.
Packaging Info
Package Weight	1.1 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	5 x 3.1 x 3"

Borax acts as an alkali (accelerator), which shortens developing time and helps developing agents work more effectively. Subsequent use of an acid stop bath halts development abruptly by neutralizing the alkali and producing an acid environment. Development will still take place in the absence of an alkali but it will take considerably longer.

In 1988 the Dial (soap) Corporation bought the exclusive rights to make and sell such home pantry staples as 20-Mule-Team Borax all-purpose cleaner, Borateem stain remover and Boraxo powdered hand soap.

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