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Vital Information
Number of:
Protons = 82
Electrons = 82
Neutrons = 125
Boiling Point =
1740.0 °C (2013.15 K, 3164.0 °F)
Melting Point =
327.5 °C (600.65 K, 621.5 °F)
Density =
11.34 g/cm3
Electronegativity = 2.33 (pauling scale)


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History
and Uses
Lead has been known since
ancient times. The origin of the name comes from the Latin
word plumbum meaning liquid silver. Lead is
one of the first metals to have been used by humans, with
uses dating back to 6500 BC. Trace amounts of other
elements, including gold, are sometimes found with lead ore.
The most common lead ore is galena, or lead sulfide.
Lead is generally under
the hood of an auto, buried in a television or otherwise
remote from consumers. We safely use and recycle lead in
dozens of important consumer, industrial and defense
applications, including batteries for automobiles,
industrial trucks and other equipment, X-ray and radiation
shielding, waterproofing materials, noise and vibration
barriers, optics, electronics and computers, sports
equipment and many more. Lead has been used as a protective
shield against radon exposure in homes and lead batteries
will play an important role in the development and use of
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Examples
Lead
paint
Car battery
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