Lead compounds

Tarnished lead (left) and shiny lead (right)

Compounds of lead exist with lead in two main oxidation states: +2 and +4. The former is more common. Inorganic lead(IV) compounds are typically strong oxidants or exist only in highly acidic solutions.[1]

Red α-PbO and yellow β-PbO
The mixed valence oxide Pb3O4
Black PbO2 which is a strong oxidizer
  1. ^ Polyanskiy 1986, pp. 14–15.

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