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What is lead acetate paper?

Updated: 9/17/2023
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It contains some Lead acetate, Pb(CH3COO)2 absorbed on dry paper and can be used as detector of hydrogen sulfide gases (toxic)

When humidified and exposed to polluted air, it detects the presence of sulfides by turning black (Lead sulfide, PbS being formed)

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