Lead Nitrate

Product Description

Lead Nitrate is a high-purity powder that has a pH level of 3.5. It is widely used in the industrial sector for various applications. This product is manufactured and supplied by our company with a purity of 98%. It is stored at room temperature and should be handled with utmost care as it is poisonous. The powder form of Lead Nitrate makes it easy to use and store. It is widely used in the production of other chemicals, dyes, and pigments. Additionally, it can be used in the manufacturing of matches, fireworks, and explosives.

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 soluble in water.

Known since the Middle Ages by the name plumbum dulce, 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 nineteenth century lead(II) nitrate began to be produced commercially in Europe and the United States. Historically, the main use was as a raw material in the production of pigments for lead paints, but such paints have been superseded by less toxic paints based on titanium dioxide. Other industrial uses included heat stabilization in nylon and polyesters, and in coatings of photothermographic paper. Since around the year 2000, lead(II) nitrate has begun to be used in gold cyanidation.