LEAD

Lead looks like a dull, silvery grey metal. It has been used for pipes since Roman times.

Lead can be used for multiple uses and can be very deadly too, I will be listing three in my paper.

Lead is an important scientific element because it can be used for many things like tools or

Lead can be a very deadly element. First of all it is toxic, it can possibly kill you if you

get it inside you. You can also get lead poisoning from lead. Lead was used in paint until 1978, it

was a common component in the interior and exterior for houses. Lead used to be used in pipes

but it was corroding the water so it contaminated the water making it dangerous.

These are some reasons why they do not use lead pipes anymore. People could drink lead

poisoning. The pipes would rust so after awhile you would be noticing how the water tastes and

then having to replace them. It can contain amounts of corrosive elements or compounds that can

leach lead from plumbing and dissolve it into water.

This is the atomic data of lead. Leads atomic number is 82 the atomic number for any

element is always how much protons and electrons it has. The abbreviation for the element is Pb,

you always want to capitalize the first letter and leave the second letter as a lowercase letter

because there are formulas that are sometimes named like that. Some elements like lead are

abbreviated like Pb because there are also formulas named after it, unlike Oxygen which is

abbreviated like O. Its atomic mass is 207.2, if you take 207.2 and subtract the atomic number

which in this case is 82 the number that you get is how many neutrons are in lead.
 Lead can be used in different ways and can be deadly in many different ways. Now that

you have learned all about lead and its uses and its dangers, now you have the knowledge to not

mess with lead. Those are the things that I think that you really have to know about lead.

REFERENCES

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Gagnon, Steve. "The Element Lead." It's Elemental - The Element Lead. Jefferson Lab, n.d.
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