Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)
Chemical data
- Formula
- PbS
- Molecular weight
- 239 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- sulfanylidenelead
- SMILES
- S=[Pb]
- InChIKey
- XCAUINMIESBTBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 32.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Encyclopedic overview
Lead(II) sulfide (also spelled sulphide) is an inorganic compound with the formula PbS. It occurs naturally as galena, the principal ore and the most important compound of lead. It is a semiconducting material with niche uses.
Formation, basic properties, related materials
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “lead(II) sulfide” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.