Title: Lead Subacetate
CAS Registry Number: 1335-32-6
Additional Names: Lead monosubacetate; monobasic lead acetate
Molecular Formula: C4H10O8Pb3
Molecular Weight: 807.72
Percent Composition: C 5.95%, H 1.25%, O 15.85%, Pb 76.96%
Line Formula: Pb(C2H3O2)2.2Pb(OH)2
Properties: White, heavy powder. Poisonous! Sol in 16 parts cold, 4 parts boiling water with alkaline reaction. On exposure to air absorbs CO2 and becomes incompletely sol. Keep well closed.
Use: In sugar analysis to remove coloring matters, etc., from solns before polarizing; for clarifying and decolorizing other solns of organic substances. |