Synthesis
Lead(II) chloride precipitates from solution upon addition of chloride sources (HCl, NaCl, KCl) to aqueous solutions of lead(II) compounds such as Pb(NO3)2.
- Pb(NO3)2(aq) + 2 NaCl(aq) → PbCl2(s) + 2 NaNO3(aq)
- Pb(CH3COO)2(aq) + HCl(aq) → PbCl2(s) + 2 CH3COOH(aq)
- basic PbCO3 + 2 HCl(aq) → PbCl2(s) + CO2(g) + H2O
- Pb(NO3)2(aq) + 2 HCl(aq) → PbCl2(s) + 2 HNO3(aq)
Treatment of lead dioxide with hydrochloric acid gives lead(II) chloride as well as chlorine gas:
- PbO2(s) + 4 HCl → PbCl2(s) + Cl2 + 2 H2O
Treatment of lead oxide with hydrochloric acid gives lead(II) chloride as well as water
- PbO(s) + 2 HCl → PbCl2(s) + H2O
PbCl2(s) also forms by the action of chlorine gas on lead metal:
- Pb + Cl2 → PbCl2
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