Where can you get liquid boric acid?

Question

I am doing this for a science project and I need to know where I can get it. If it only comes in the powdered form, how can I dissolve it without diluting it that much?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boric_acid

says you can prepare it with sulfuric acid and "borate minerals"

Answer 2

You might try making some with borax and water...20 Mule Team Borax  told me that it was 99.5% percent straight borax. So when I need to use borax, that is what I use. It is cheaper than buying it in the small bottles, but "Borax" and "Boric acid" are not the same.

Borax is Na2B4O7-10H2O, Hydrated sodium borate

Boric acid is H3BO3

You should be able to get some at a local drug store or try the medical section of most large grocerie stores.

I do not know if Home Depot or Lowes sells it.

http://www.coleparmer.com/catalog/produc...

Answer 3

The melting point of crystalline boric acid is 169 degrees C., but I doubt that's what you're talking about.  Its solubility in water is 5.7 g/100 ml (25°C).  That's the least dilute aqueous solution you can make unless you make a supersaturated solution.  The crystalline form should be readily available at any drug store.  It's the only known acid which is beneficial to the eye.