Ana Fraser

Antiseptic cream Insecticide Flame retardant Preservation Fiber glass Nuclear power

To make boric acid you react borax with a mineral acid such as hydrochloric acid.

You would need… Borate minerals Sulfuric acid Air

Puts out fire Medicine uses Wood preservative Fiberglass

Easy to make Multiple uses Things that other acids can not doWith out boric acid… Couldn’t treat cuts Couldn’t put out fire

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