Nomenclature
CAS number: 1314-87-0
PbS; mol wt 239.27.
Pb 86.60%, S 13.40%.
Description and references
Occurs as the mineral galena. Toxicity study: W. R. Bradley, W. G. Fredrick, Ind. Med. 10, Ind. Hyg. Sect. 2, 15 (1941). Review of toxicology
and human exposure: Toxicological Profile
for Lead (PB99-166704, 1999) 640 pp.
Properties
Black powder. Insol in water. Sol in HNO3, hot, dil HCl. LD50 i.p. in rats: 160 mg Pb/100 g (Bradley, Fredrick).Use
Glazing earthenware.