Lead (II) Nitrate 99.999% (Puratonic)
Lead(II) nitrate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Pb(NO3)2. It commonly occurs as a colourless crystal or white powder and, unlike most other lead(II) salts, is solublein water. Known since the Middle Ages by the name plumb dulcis, the production of lead(II) nitrate from either metallic lead or lead oxide in nitric acid was small-scale, for direct use in making other lead compounds. In the 19th century lead(II) nitrate began to be produced commercially in Europe and the United States.
Pb(NO3)2 | |
Molar mass | 331.2 g/mol[1] |
Appearance | White colourless crystals |
Density | 4.53 g/cm3 (20 °C)[1] |
Melting point | 470 °C (878 °F; 743 K)[1]decomposes |
376.5 g/L (0 °C) 597 g/L (25 °C)[1] 1270 g/L (100 °C) |
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Solubility in nitric acid in ethanol in methanol |
insoluble 0.4 g/L 13 g/L |
−74.0·10−6 cm3/mol[2] | |
Refractive index(nD)
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1.782 |