sodium borate
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Borax is a naturally occurring mineral compound known as sodium borate. Another substance with similar properties is boric acid, which is derived from borax and also used in various household and industrial applications.
These are two different products.
"A while". You might get a more specific answer if you specified how much borax, how much water, and how warm, but I kind of doubt it because frankly this is not the sort of thing that people really keep track of. I suppose if you're in the borax industry you might have a general rule of thumb.
No, borax and Clorox are not the same. Borax is a naturally occurring mineral (sodium borate) commonly used as a household cleaner and laundry booster, while Clorox is a branded name for a variety of cleaning products that contain bleach as the active ingredient.
There are 4 boron atoms in a molecule of borax (Na2B4O7·10H2O).
Borax forms crystals with a Monoclinic Prismatic structure.