Sunday, March 13, 2011

What is Lead?














Lead is a highly toxic, malleable and abundant metal that is found in small amounts inside the earth’s crust. The large abundance and flexibility of lead allows for many uses, however the element is a very toxic poison. Lead is a moderately active metal

Lead Pipe

Physical Properties:

Lead (Pb)
Atomic Number: 82
Atomic Mass: 207.2 amu
Melting Point: 327.5° C
Boiling Point: 1740.0° C
Number of Protons/Electrons: 82

  • Lead makes up the small amount of 0.0013% for the Earth's crust
  • Electron Dot Model:






1 comment:

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    and you will rarely ever see one corrode.

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