Lead oxides are a group of
inorganic compound
In chemistry, an inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as '' inorganic chemi ...
s with
formulas including
lead
Lead is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metals, heavy metal that is density, denser than most common materials. Lead is Mohs scale of mineral hardness#Intermediate ...
(Pb) and
oxygen
Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as we ...
(O).
Common lead oxides include:
*
Lead(II) oxide
Lead(II) oxide, also called lead monoxide, is the inorganic compound with the molecular formula lead, Pboxide, O. PbO occurs in two Polymorphism (materials science), polymorphs: litharge having a tetragonal crystal system, tetragonal crystal struc ...
, PbO,
litharge (red),
massicot (yellow)
*
Lead(II,IV) oxide, Pb
3O
4, minium, ''red lead''
*
Lead dioxide (lead(IV) oxide), PbO
2
Less common lead oxides are:
* Lead(II,IV) oxide, Pb
2O
3, lead
sesquioxide (reddish yellow)
* Pb
12O
19 (monoclinic, dark-brown or black crystals)
* The so-called ''black lead oxide'', which is a mixture of PbO and fine-powdered metal Pb and used in the production of
lead–acid batteries.
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