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Lead sulfide is a black solution. It is insoluble in water and is a precipitate. The principle of the lead acetate test is the formation of lead sulfide.

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What is the the chemical formula for lead sulfide?

Lead(II) Sulfide = PbS Lead(IV) Sulfide = PbS2


What is the formula for lead IV sulfide?

Lead IV Sulfide is PbS2


What is the formula for lead(2) sulfide?

Lead Sulfide is PbS.


What is the name for this compound PbS?

lead(II) sulfide Sulfur has an oxidation number of 2. Cross then superscript S^2 down in front of lead and there ya go.


What is the symbol for lead sulfide?

Lead sulfide is chemically notated as Pb(CH3COO)2.


What is the element name for PbS?

PbS is not an element, it is a compound.Pb is lead and S is sulfur.The name of this compound is commonly known as Lead Sulfide.


How many sulfide ions surrounds the each lead ion?

In lead (II) sulfide (PbS), each lead ion is surrounded by six sulfide ions in a octahedral arrangement.


Which makes the lead acetate paper black?

Lead acetate paper turns black in the presence of hydrogen sulfide gas. Hydrogen sulfide reacts with lead acetate to form lead sulfide, which is black in color. This reaction is commonly used as a test for the presence of hydrogen sulfide gas.


Is it true a molecule of lead sulfide contains one atom of lead?

Lead (II) sulfide would contain one atom of lead per formula unit. Actually, now that I think about it, so would lead (IV) sulfide.


What is the name of the compound formula PbSO?

Pb (Lead) + S (Sulphur) -----> PbS (Lead Sulphide)


What is the dark colored substance that is formed when lead II acetate is added to the test solution?

The dark colored substance formed when lead II acetate is added to a test solution is lead sulfide (PbS). This reaction is commonly used to detect the presence of hydrogen sulfide or sulfide ions in a solution, as lead sulfide is insoluble and forms a dark precipitate.


Is galena a sulfide sulfate or sulfosalt?

Galena is a lead sulfide - PbS.