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Is lead oxide a metal

Updated: 8/10/2023
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Lead oxide is not a metal. Why?

Lead is metal by itself, lead oxide is metal oxide, meaning it is a chemical compound that contains at least one atom of oxygen (thus oxide) and one other element (being a metal oxide, that one other element has to be metal, in this case lead).

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a compound of lead and oxygen

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