Litharge is a mineral with formula of Pb2+O or PbO. The IMA symbol is Lit.
Irritant
Health hazard
Environmental hazard
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Litharge is a mineral with formula of Pb2+O or PbO. The IMA symbol is Lit.
| Physical Description | Litharge appears as odorless gray or yellow green or red-brown solid. Sinks in water. (USCG, 1999) |
| Color/Form | Exists in 2 forms: red to reddish-yellow, tetragonal crystals at ordinary temperature; yellow, orthorhombic crystals, stable above 489 °C |
| Melting Point | 887 °C |
| Boiling Point | 1472 °C |
| Density | 9.5 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | In water: 0.0504 g/L at 25 °C (alpha form); 0.1065 g/L at 25 °C (beta form) |
| Vapor Pressure | 1 Pa at 724 °C; 10 Pa at 816 °C; 100 Pa at 928 °C; 1kPa at 1065 °C; 10 kPa at 1241 °C; 100 kPa at 1471 °C |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Stable under recommended storage conditions. |
| IUPAC Name | oxolead |
| Molecular Formula | OPb |
| Molecular Weight | 223 g/mol |
| CAS | 1317-36-8 |
| SMILES | O=[Pb] |
| InChIKey | YEXPOXQUZXUXJW-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.1210079 |
| Pack sizes | 500GM |
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