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Lead Acetate Formula
Lead acetate is a white crystalline compound of the chemical formula Pb(C2H3O2)2. It tastes sweet. Lead acetate can be made by boiling lead in hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid. Like other lead compounds, it is toxic.
Name | Lead acetate |
Also known as | Plumbous Acetate, Salt of Saturn, Goulard’s Powder, lead (II) ethanoate |
Appearance | Colourless Efflorescent Crystals or white powder |
Chemical formula | Pb(C2H3O2)2 |
Melting point | 280 °C (anhydrous) 75 °C (trihydrate) 22 °C (decahydrate) |
Boiling point | decomposes |
Density | 3.25 g/cm3 (anhydrous) 2..55 g/cm3 (trihydrate) 1.69 g/cm3 (decahydrate) |
Molar mass | 325.29 g/mol (anhydrous) 379.33g/mol (trihydrate) |
Water solubility | Soluble in water |
Solved examples
Ex.1. On reaction with hydrogen sulfide lead acetate forms what?
Solution:
lead sulfide and acetic acid (by-product)
Pb(C2H3O2)2 + H2S → PbS + 2HC2H3O2
Ex.2. in reaction with potassium chromate, lead acetate gives what?
Solution:
Lead chromate and potassium acetate
K2CrO4 + Pb(C2H3O2)2 → PbCrO4 + 2KC2H3O2
