Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
lead
Table of Contents
References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images, Videos & Interactives
lead galena
How is air quality measured?
Explore an interactive periodic table of the elements photoelectric absorption cross section for lead
Learn how the earth keeps itself fresh and new and how the chemical properties of zircon determine the age of the earth
For Students
lead summary
Quizzes
Concept artwork on the periodic table of elements.
118 Names and Symbols of the Periodic Table Quiz
Periodic Table of the elements concept image (chemistry)
Facts You Should Know: The Periodic Table Quiz
Read Next
Community service - volunteers picking up garbage in a park during a spring cleanup. Environmentalism
A Timeline of Environmental History
Statue eroded by acid rain, pollution, weathering.
What Happened to Acid Rain?
Discover
Florence, Italy Statue of David by Michelangelo
How a Rejected Block of Marble Became the World’s Most Famous Statue
A mug shot taken by the regional Colombia control agency in Medellin
Pablo Escobar: 8 Interesting Facts About the King of Cocaine
Moonrise over Tucson, Arizona
Why Doesn’t Arizona Observe Daylight Saving Time?
Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying)
7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances
Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.
Holi: Festival of Colors

lead: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/lead-chemical-element
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Pb

Photos and Videos

lead
galena
photoelectric absorption cross section for lead
How is air quality measured?
Learn how the earth keeps itself fresh and new and how the chemical properties of zircon determine the age of the earth
See All Videos, Images and Interactives →

Related Topics and References

Topics
Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

Key People

Georg Raphael Donner
Austrian sculptor

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Concept artwork on the periodic table of elements.
118 Names and Symbols of the Periodic Table Quiz
Periodic Table of the elements concept image (chemistry)
Facts You Should Know: The Periodic Table Quiz