Lead Nitrate 500gm, Merck India

Lead Nitrate is a white or colorless, sand-like solid reagent. It is used in making matches and special explosives, in the dye and photography industries, and process of engraving.

Lead nitrate (Pb(NO₃)₂) is an inorganic chemical compound made up of lead, nitrogen, and oxygen. It is commonly used in various industrial, laboratory, and chemical applications. Lead nitrate is a white crystalline solid that is highly soluble in water, and it is known for its oxidizing properties.

Chemical Properties of Lead Nitrate:

• Molecular Formula: Pb(NO₃)₂
• Appearance: White, odorless, crystalline solid.
• Molar Mass: 331.2 g/mol.
• Solubility: Lead nitrate is highly soluble in water and alcohol.
• Density: Approximately 4.53 g/cm³.
• Melting Point: 470°C (878°F).

General Applications:

• Lead nitrate has been used as a heat stabilizer in nylon and polyesters, as a coating for photo thermographic paper, and in rodenticides.
• Heating lead nitrate is a convenient means of making nitrogen dioxide.
• In the gold cyanidation process, the addition of lead(II) nitrate solution improves the leaching process. Only limited amounts (10 to 100 milligrams of lead nitrate per kilogram of gold) are required
• In organic chemistry, it may be used in the preparation of isothiocyanates from dithiocarbamates. Its use as a bromide scavenger during SN1 substitution has been reported.