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Borax dissolves in water to give a buffer solution which contains equal amounts of a weak acid and its salt.

J.D. Lee, Concise Inorganic Chemistry, Fourth Edition, Chapman and Hall, 1991.

Na2[B4O5(OH)4]
.8H2O
  +  
5
H2O
         
2
H3BO3
  +  
2
[B(OH)4]
  +  
2
Na+
  +  
8
H2O
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Dissolution: With Ionisation
Hydrolysis

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