Lead(II) iodide
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Other names
Plumbous iodide |
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 10101-63-0  |
| PubChem | 167719 |
| ChemSpider | 23305 |
| UNII | OTL90F2GLT |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | PbI2 |
| Molar mass | 461.01 g/mol |
| Appearance | bright yellow powder |
| Odor | odorless |
| Density | 6.16 g/cm3 |
| Melting point |
402 °C, 675 K, 756 °F |
| Boiling point |
872 °C, 1145 K, 1602 °F |
| Solubility in water | 0.044 g/100 mL (0 °C) 0.063 g/100 mL (20 °C) 0.41 g/100 mL (100 °C)[1] |
| Solubility product, Ksp | 8.49 x 10-9 |
| Solubility | insoluble in ethanol, cold HCl soluble in alkalis, KI solution |
| Structure | |
| Crystal structure | Rhombohedral, hP3, SpaceGroup = P-3m1, No. 164 |
| Coordination geometry |
octahedral |
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Lead(II) fluoride Lead(II) chloride Lead(II) bromide |
| Other cations | Tin(II) iodide |
| Related compounds | Thallium(I) iodide Bismuth(III) iodide |
 (verify) (what is:  / ?)Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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Lead(II) iodide (PbI2) or plumbous iodide is a bright yellow solid at room temperature, that reversibly becomes brick red by heating. In its crystalline form it is used as a detector material for high energy photons including x-rays and gamma rays.
Lead iodide is toxic due to its lead content. In the nineteenth century it was used as an artists' pigment under the name Iodine Yellow, but it was too unstable to be useful.[2]
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Preparation [edit]
Lead iodide can be obtained as a yellow precipitate by reacting solutions of lead(II) nitrate and potassium iodide:
- Pb(NO3)2(aq) + 2KI(aq) → PbI2(s) + 2KNO3(aq)
Properties [edit]
It is sparingly soluble in cold water but quite soluble in hot water, yielding a colorless solution; on cooling it crystallizes as yellow hexagonal platelets.
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References [edit]
- ^ Pradyot Patnaik. Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals. McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-049439-8
- ^ Salter, Thomas W., Field’s Chromatography: or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists By George Field. An entirely new and practical edition revised, rewritten and brought down to the present time, 1869
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- Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM): Lead Toxicity
- ToxFAQs: Lead
- National Pollutant Inventory - Lead and Lead Compounds Fact Sheet
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