lead(II) oxide
Also known as lead monoxide, plumbous oxide
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- OPb
- Molecular weight
- 223 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- lead(2+);oxygen(2-)
- SMILES
- [O-2].[Pb+2]
- InChIKey
- HTUMBQDCCIXGCV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Lead(II) oxide, also called lead monoxide, is the inorganic compound with the molecular formula PbO. It is insoluble in water. It occurs in two polymorphs: litharge having a tetragonal crystal structure, and massicot having an orthorhombic crystal structure. Modern applications for PbO are mostly in lead-based industrial glass and industrial ceramics, including computer components.
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