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The discovery of borax as a cleaning agent
opened a new industry. Research on the uses of the other borate minerals
created a demand for the different minerals in the late 20th
century. Even "slime" which many children love to play with
contains a borate mineral. All the uses for borate minerals have
probably not been discovered. What will be the next discovery?
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SLIME
 Slime
works when you get a substance to bond with the molecules of Borax
(sodium borate). Polyvinylacetate (white glue) and other substance
mixed with borates create new molecules (polymers). For
example white glue molecules are long to begin with, and they are
tangled, which is why the glue is so viscous. Once the Borax links
up some of the molecules, it becomes even more viscous with a
slimy feel.
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