| Compound Description | Lead nitrate is a white crystalline solid. The material is soluble in water. It is noncombustible but it will accelerate the burning of combustible materials. If large quantities of the material are involved in the fire an explosion may result. Prolonged exposure of the material to fire or heat may result in an explosion. Toxic oxides of nitrogen are produced in fires involving this material.Lead nitrate is a nitrate of lead produced synthetically by dissolving metallic lead or lead oxide in nitric acid. It is an oxidizing agent and is used to make other lead compounds. It is also used as a heat stabiliser in nylon and polyesters, as a coating for photothermographic paper, and in rodenticides. Lead is a heavy metal and stable element with the symbol Pb and the atomic number 82, existing in metallic, organic, and inorganic forms. It is mainly found in nature as the mineral galena , cerussite or anglesite , usually in ore with zinc, silver, or copper. Nitrite is a toxic compound known to cause methemoglobinemia. |
