Resource Number: 17182
Title: Boron (B) - Tree Essential Element
Description: Boron is a rare element and the lightest (except for hydrogen) element essential for trees. Boron (B) is a hard, brittle, brown solid called a metalloid discovered in 1808. Its name is derived from Persian for a boron containing compound. The rest of its elemental family are all metals. It is never found in pure form. It is used for cleaning products, water softening, antiseptics, heat resistant glass, nuclear reactor rods, and transistors. Boron is one of two essential elements (i.e. silicon is the other) usually present in a tree as a neutral molecule (undissociated form) rather than an ion.
Last Updated: July 5, 2021
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- Arboriculture
- Trees
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