Lead

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A to guide on a way especially by going in advance led the officers to his hiding place b to direct on a course or in a direction a road leading the traveler to the heart of the city

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Lead a soft silvery white or grayish metal in Group 14 IVa of the periodic table Lead is very malleable ductile and dense and is a poor conductor of electricity Known in antiquity and believed by the alchemists to be the oldest of metals lead is highly durable and resistant to corrosion

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Lead noun WINNING POSITION B2 S uk li d us li d a winning position during a race or other situation where people are competing in the lead For the first time in the

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Lead is a naturally occurring toxic metal found in the Earth s crust Its widespread use has resulted in extensive environmental contamination human exposure and significant public health problems in many parts of the world

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Element Lead Pb Group 14 Atomic Number 82 p block Mass 207 2 Sources facts uses scarcity SRI podcasts alchemical symbols videos and images

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Lead Metallic chemical element chemical symbol Pb atomic number 82 Lead is a soft silvery white or grayish malleable ductile dense metal that conducts electricity poorly Its stable isotopes are all end products of radioactive decay of uranium and other heavy elements Known since ancient times lead is so durable and resistant to

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Lead can be found in all parts of our environment the air the soil the water and even inside our homes Much of our exposure comes from human activities including the use of fossil fuels including past use of leaded gasoline some types of industrial facilities and past use of lead based paint in homes

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Lead Heavy Toxic Dense Lead and its compounds are toxic and are retained by the body accumulating over a long period of time a phenomenon known as cumulative poisoning until a lethal quantity is reached The toxicity of lead compounds increases as their solubility increases In children the accumulation of lead may result in cognitive

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Lead is a highly lustrous bluish white element that makes up only about 0 0013 percent of the Earth s crust according to the Jefferson Lab It is not considered rare however since it is fairly