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Lead sulfide
Introduction
Lead sulfide is an ionic compound of lead and sulfur, having two possible proportions:
- Lead(II) sulfide, the ionic compound containing one lead atom and one sulfur atom.
- Lead(IV) sulfide, the ionic compound containing one lead atom and two sulfur atoms.
- The natural mineral galena