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Lead carbonate

Lead carbonate

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Lead carbonate, is the chemical compound PbCO3. It is prepared industrially from lead(II) acetate
Lead(II) acetate
Lead acetate is a chemical compound, a white crystalline substance with a sweetish taste. It is made by treating litharge with acetic acid. Like other lead compounds, it is toxic. Lead acetate is soluble in water and glycerin...

 and carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure and exists in Earth's atmosphere in this state...

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Lead carbonate, is the chemical compound PbCO3. It is prepared industrially from lead(II) acetate
Lead(II) acetate
Lead acetate is a chemical compound, a white crystalline substance with a sweetish taste. It is made by treating litharge with acetic acid. Like other lead compounds, it is toxic. Lead acetate is soluble in water and glycerin...

 and carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure and exists in Earth's atmosphere in this state...

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It occurs naturally as the mineral cerussite
Cerussite
Cerussite is a mineral consisting of lead carbonate , and an important ore of lead. The name is from the Latin cerussa, white lead. Cerussa nativa was mentioned by Conrad Gessner in 1565, and in 1832 F. S. Beudant applied the name cruse to the mineral, whilst the present form, cerussite, is due to W...

 

Basic lead carbonates


There are a number of basic lead carbonates and related compounds, including:
  • White lead
    White lead
    White lead is the chemical compound 2·Pb2. It was formerly used as an ingredient for lead paint and a cosmetic called Venetian Ceruse, because its opaque quality made it a good pigment...

    , a basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2
  • Shannonite, PbCO3·PbO
  • 3PbCO3·Pb(OH)2·PbO
  • PbCO3·2PbO
  • NaPb2(OH)(CO3)2
  • Leadhillite
    Leadhillite
    Leadhillite is a lead sulfate carbonate hydroxide mineral, often associated with anglesite. It has the formula Pb4SO422....

    , 2PbCO3·PbSO4·Pb(OH)2

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