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The P-Block Elements

Question
CBSEENCH11007290

A certain salt X, gives the following results:
It swells up to a glassy material Y on strong heating. 

Solution
Since the salt (X) swells up to a glassy material (Y) on strong heating, it shows that (X) must be a borax and (Y) must be a mixture of sodium metaborate and boric anhydride.