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Lead(II,IV) oxide, 97% (metals basis)
Description
Lead(II,IV) oxide is used to prepare colorless glass, faience glaze, porcelain painting flux, iron and steel coatings, rubber pigment and in glass cement. It is also used in gas and steam pipes, storage batteries, writing on glass and to make lead peroxide and matches. It is associated with linseed oil and used as a thick, long-lasting anti-corrosive paint. It gives better water resistant properties by replacing magnesium oxide. Further, it is used in the manufacture of lead glass and rustproof primer paints. In addition to this, it acts as a pigment for primer paints for iron objects.
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Specifications
Specifications
| Melting Point | ∼500°C (decomposition) |
| Color | Orange to Red |
| Physical Form | Powder |
| Quantity | 5 kg |
| Linear Formula | Pb3O4 |
| UN Number | UN1479 |
| Merck Index | 14,5425 |
| Solubility Information | Soluble in hydrochloric acid,glacial acetic acid and nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. Insoluble in water and alcohol. |
| Formula Weight | 685.6 |
| Percent Purity | 97% |
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