lead sulfate
Also known as lead(II) sulfate
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- O4PbS
- Molecular weight
- 303 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- lead(2+) sulfate
- SMILES
- [O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Pb+2]
- InChIKey
- KEQXNNJHMWSZHK-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- Polar surface area
- 88.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Lead(II) sulfate (PbSO4) is a white solid, which appears white in microcrystalline form. It is also known as fast white, milk white, sulfuric acid lead salt or anglesite.
It is often seen in the plates/electrodes of car batteries, as it is formed when the battery is discharged (when the battery is recharged, then the lead sulfate is transformed back to metallic lead and sulfuric acid on the negative terminal or lead dioxide and sulfuric acid on the positive terminal). Lead sulfate is poorly soluble in water.