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Lead(II) oxide
Lead(II) oxide
, also called
lead monoxide
, is the inorganic compound with the molecular formula
Pb
O
. PbO occurs in two
polymorph
s, one
litharge
having a
tetragonal crystal structure
and the other
massicot
having an
orthorhombic crystal structure
. Modern applications for PbO are mostly in
lead
-based industrial
glass
and industrial ceramics, including computer components.
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