What are things made up of lead?

Answer 1

Lead has many uses and applications, and was even more commonly used in the past:

• Stained glass windows, especially in older churches, use lead to hold the glass pieces in place;
• some boats strap pure lead blocks to their hulls to prevent corrosion by galvanisation;
• fishing sinkers, bullets and shot shells are mostly lead because of its density;
• car batteries use a reaction with lead to create energy;
• the solder in most circuits uses lead;
• pewter mugs and other items (now a health hazard) contain lead;
• lead is used as shielding in radioactive situations (x-ray rooms, radiation suits and other such areas);

Environmental concerns have led to restrictions on lead used in paints, but many homes built in the 20th century and before may have these potentially toxic paints.

Electronic devices should not be disposed of in landfills but rather be properly recycled.

Answer 2

When it became known many years ago of the toxic effects of lead on human, plant, and animal house, lead was slowly factored out of many products. Household products that used to -but no longer - contain lead include pipes, eating utensils, paint, and pencils.

Answer 3

Lead is a very heavy metal, so you could use it to make things heavier.

When you o out fishing, you use a float. To keep the float 'standing' in the water, you have to make the line heavier. This is done by putting little lead balls on your line

You can also find lead in most car batteries. They use plates of lead and PbSO4 to store electric power.

It is also used in electronics for soldering.

When building a house, you are sometimes left with little cracks. These are closed/covered using ...? Lead.

Answer 4

Many (metal) paints have lead and is a common sourse of exposure.Petroleum products,automobile exhausts contain lead.Lead foils or sheats are used in radiation protection devices such as apron,shiels.Lead is also content of lead glass,tin etc.

Answer 5

Lead is found in car batteries and regular batteries.

Answer 6

In older houses gas pipes and "lead flashing" around chimneys was made of lead. Car batteries and many household batteries also contain Lead.

Answer 7

batteries