Lead carbonate
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| Lead carbonate | |
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| IUPAC name
Lead(II) carbonate
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598-63-0  |
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| PubChem | 11727 |
| RTECS number | OF9275000 |
| Properties | |
| PbCO3 | |
| Molar mass | 267.21 g/mol |
| Appearance | White powder |
| Density | 6.582 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 315 °C (599 °F; 588 K) (decomposes) |
| 0.00011 g/100 mL (20 °C) | |
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Solubility product (Ksp)
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1.46 x 10−13https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_carbonate |
| Solubility | insoluble in alcohol, ammonia; soluble in acid, alkali |
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Refractive index (nD)
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1.804 [1] |
| Vapor pressure | {{{value}}} |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lead(II) carbonate is the chemical compound PbCO3. It is prepared industrially from lead(II) acetate and carbon dioxide.
It occurs naturally as the mineral cerussite.[2]
Carbonate
File:Lead Paint2.JPG
Old toxic Dutch Boy Paint, with basic lead carbonate and linseed oil
There are a number of basic lead carbonates and related compounds, including:
- White lead, a basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2
- Shannonite, PbCO3·PbO
- 3PbCO3·Pb(OH)2·PbO[3]
- PbCO3·2PbO
- NaPb2(OH)(CO3)2
- Leadhillite, 2PbCO3·PbSO4·Pb(OH)2
Manufacturing
Lead carbonate is manufactured by passing carbon dioxide into a cold dilute solution of lead(II) acetate, or by shaking a suspension of a lead salt less soluble than the carbonate with ammonium carbonate at a low temperature to avoid formation of basic lead carbonate.
Regulations
The supply and use of this compound is restricted in Europe.[4]
References
- ↑ Pradyot Patnaik. Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals. McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-049439-8
- ↑ Inorganic Chemistry, Egon Wiberg, Arnold Frederick Holleman Elsevier 2001 ISBN 0-12-352651-5
- ↑ S.V. Krivovichev and P.C. Burns, "Crystal chemistry of basic lead carbonates. II. Crystal structure of synthetic 'plumbonacrite'." Mineralogical Magazine, 64(6), pp. 1069-1075, December 2000. http://www.nd.edu/~pburns/pcb075.pdf
- ↑ http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm
