Lead(II) oxide

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Lead(II) oxide, or litharge, is a yellow oxide of lead of formula PbO, created by heating lead in air. It can also be formed by heating lead(II) nitrate(V) (Pb(NO₃)₂). It is used in the manufacture of paints and in glass, as well as in vulcanization. A mixture with glycerine sets to a hard, waterproof cement that has been used to join the flat glass sides and bottoms of aquaria Ref: [link].

Litharge is amphoteric, meaning it reacts with acids to form Pb²⁺ and with bases to form plumbate(II).

External links

[Case Studies in Environmental Medicine - Lead Toxicity]
[ToxFAQs™: Lead]
[National Pollutant Inventory - Lead and Lead Compounds Fact Sheet]

For a full list of external links to MSDSs, spectroscopic data, commercial chemicals suppliers etc. for this compound, see [Chemical sources].

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