Lead (Pb)
A very heavy, soft metal. Old water pipes were made of it, but it is poisonous.
Lead facts
- Symbol
- Pb
- Atomic number
- 82
- Atomic mass
- 207.2
- Family
- Other metals
- Period
- 6
- Group
- 14
What does lead react with?
Lead makes a new substance with 10 other elements and chemicals in our lab:
- Lead + OxygenLead(II) oxide 2Pb + O₂ → 2PbO · When heated · Try it
- Lead + FluorineLead(II) fluoride Pb + F₂ → PbF₂ · At room temperature · Try it
- Lead + SulfurLead(II) sulfide (galena) Pb + S → PbS · When heated · Try it
- Lead + ChlorineLead(II) chloride Pb + Cl₂ → PbCl₂ · When heated · Try it
- Lead + SeleniumLead(II) selenide Pb + Se → PbSe · When heated · Try it
- Lead + BromineLead(II) bromide Pb + Br₂ → PbBr₂ · When heated · Try it
- Lead + TelluriumLead(II) telluride Pb + Te → PbTe · When heated · Try it
- Lead + IodineLead(II) iodide Pb + I₂ → PbI₂ · When heated · Try it
- Lead + PoloniumLead(II) polonide Pb + Po → PbPo · Only in a special nuclear lab (it is radioactive) · Try it
- Lead + Hydrochloric AcidLead(II) chloride + hydrogen gas Pb + 2HCl → PbCl₂ + H₂ · At room temperature · Try it
It also blends into a mixture, like an alloy, with 74 other metals when melted together.
Nothing happens when it's simply mixed with 14 of the others. 21 pairings have never been tried, because not enough atoms have ever existed.