Name: Lead

Atomic Symbol and Mass Number: Pb [82]

Electron Configuration: [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6s² 6p²

Atomic Radii: 175 pm

Electron Affinity: 35.1 kJ mol‑1

Oxidation States: +2, +4

Electronegativity Value: 1.87

Elemental Group: Post Transition Metal

Uses and Properties:

• Lead is still widely used for car batteries, pigments, ammunition, cable sheathing, weights for lifting, weight belts for diving, lead crystal glass, radiation protection and in some solders.

• It is often used to store corrosive liquids.

• Lead is very malleable, ductile, and dense and is a poor conductor of electricity.

• Known in antiquity and believed by the alchemists to be the oldest of metals, lead is highly durable and resistant to corrosion, as is indicated by the continuing use of lead water pipes installed by the ancient Romans.

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