Nomenclature
CAS number: 10099-74-8
Nitric acid lead (2+) salt (2:1); plumbous nitrate.
N
2O
6Pb; mol wt 331.21.
N 8.46%, O 28.98%, Pb 62.56%.
Pb(NO
3)
2.
Description and references
Review of toxicology and human exposure: Toxicological Profile for Lead (PB99-166704,
1999) 640 pp.
Properties
White or colorless translucent crystals. Oxidizer; poisonous. d 4.53. One g dissolves in 2 ml cold, 0.75
ml boiling water, in 2500 ml abs alcohol, 75 ml abs methanol. Insol
in concd HNO3. The aq soln is slightly acid. pH of 20%
aq soln at 25° = 3.0-4.0.Use
Manuf matches and special explosives; as mordant
in dyeing and printing on textiles; mordant for staining horn, mother-of-pearl;
oxidizer in dye industry; sensitizer in photography; process engraving.
Titrant for complexometric titration.
Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)
Has been used as a caustic in equine
canker.