Lead compounds

Compounds of lead exist with lead in two main oxidation states: +2 and +4. The former is more common. Inorganic lead(IV) compounds are typically strong oxidants or exist only in highly acidic solutions.

This article is about compounds of the element lead. For pharmacological drugs likely to be therapeutically useful, see Lead compound.
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