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Lead oxides
are a group of
inorganic compounds
with
formulas
including
lead
(Pb) and
oxygen
(O).
Common lead oxides include:
- Lead(II) oxide
, PbO,
litharge
(red),
massicot
(yellow)
- Lead tetroxide
or
red lead
,
Pb
3
O
4
,
minium
, which is a lead (II,IV) oxide and may be thought of as lead(II) orthoplumbate(IV)
[Pb
2+
]
2
[PbO
4?
4
]
, vivid orange crystals
- Lead dioxide
(lead(IV) oxide),
PbO
2
, dark-brown or black powder
Less common lead oxides are:
- Lead
sesquioxide
,
Pb
2
O
3
, which is a lead (II,IV) oxide as well (
lead(II) metaplumbate(IV)
[Pb
2+
][PbO
2?
3
]
), reddish yellow
- Pb
12
O
19
, monoclinic, dark-brown or black crystals
- The so-called
black lead oxide
, which is a mixture of PbO and fine-powdered Pb metal and used in the production of
lead?acid batteries
.