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Lead Compounds
   Lead azide
   Lead(II) oxide
   Lead(II) nitrate
   Lead(II) selenide
   Lead styphnate
   Lead(II) sulfide
Lead azide Pb(N3)2
: Toxic : Explosive :
Lead azide is a toxic and highly sensitive explosive and is usually handled and stored under water in conductive rubber containers. It will explode after a fall of around 150 mm or in the presence of a static discharge of 7 millijoules. Its detonation velocity is around 5.18 km/s (17,500 ft/s). It is used as a detonator for other, secondary, explosives. In a commercially usable form it is a white powder.
Lead(II) oxide PbO
: Toxic :
It is used in the manufacture of paints and in glass, as well as in vulcanization. A mixture with glycerine sets to a hard, waterproof cement that has been used to join the flat glass sides and bottoms of aquaria.
Lead(II) nitrate Pb(NO3)2
: Carcinogenic : Highly Toxic :
Lead nitrate is used in the manufacture of matches and special explosives such as lead azide, in mordants for dyeing and printing calico textiles, in the manufacture of lead compounds, as heat stabilizer in nylon and polyesters, as coating of photothermograpic paper, and rodenticides.
Lead(II) selenide PbSe
A semiconductor material that is used in the manufacture of infrared detectors for thermal imaging.
Lead styphnate C6HN3O8Pb
A toxic explosive used as a component in primer and detonator mixtures for less sensitive explosives, such as nitroglycerine.
Lead(II) sulfide PbS
: Toxic :
Lead sulfide is one of the oldest and most commonly used lead compounds used as a detection element material in various infra-red sensors.