Lead
Pb207 g/mol Calculated
Also called Pb.
The soft heavy metal that plumbed Rome, sweetened Roman wine, and steadied petrol engines, and that every one of those uses had to be undone. Element 82.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
Where you encounter it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product.
Sources and notes
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- Pb
- Molecular weight
- 207 g/mol
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChem
Danger Irritant pictogram (GHS07), Health hazard pictogram (GHS08) and Environmental pictogram (GHS09); hazard statements H302, H332, H341, H351, H360, H362, H372, H373, H400, H410
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Element & material
- Family
- Chemical elements
- Hazard classes
- Irritant, Health hazard, Environmental hazard, GHS Danger
SMILES
[Pb]PubChem CID 5352425 · Wikidata Q708 · InChIKey WABPQHHGFIMREM-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed
Questions
- What is Lead?
- The soft heavy metal that plumbed Rome, sweetened Roman wine, and steadied petrol engines, and that every one of those uses had to be undone. Element 82.
- How toxic is Lead?
- Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Irritant, Health hazard and Environmental. from source
- What kind of molecule is Lead?
- Lead has the formula Pb and a molecular weight of 207 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
- What else is Lead called?
- Lead is also called Pb. from source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
- ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
- EU CLP Regulationfrom sourceAttributionSource: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, © European Union.
- Safe Work Australiafrom sourceAttributionSource: Safe Work Australia, Hazardous Chemical Information System, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09
Keep exploring
Sources and notes
- The same kind of moleculefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated groupsA structural neighbour in the same family or type group; the line names the group in its own words.
- The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit