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lead chloride
Sign in to saveAlso known as lead(2+) chloride, lead dichloride, plumbous chloride, lead(II) chloride
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- Cl2Pb
- Molecular weight
- 278 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- lead(2+) dichloride
- SMILES
- [Cl-].[Cl-].[Pb+2]
- InChIKey
- HWSZZLVAJGOAAY-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- inorganic compound
- Has part
- chlorine
- Mass
- 277.914
- Image
- Chlorid olovnatý.PNG
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- solubility product constant
- 0.0000170
- Commons category
- Lead(II) chloride
- canonical SMILES
- Cl[Pb]Cl
- chemical formula
- Cl₂Pb
- 2022 Harmonized System Code
- 282739
- ionization energy
- 10.00
- melting point
- 501
- boiling point
- 951
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Encyclopedic overview
Lead(II) chloride (PbCl2) is an inorganic compound which is a white solid under ambient conditions. It is poorly soluble in water. Lead(II) chloride is one of the most important lead-based reagents. It also occurs naturally in the form of the mineral cotunnite.
Structure and properties
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