| − | '''Lead''' is a chemical [[element]] with the atomic number of 82. It is a dense metal which has been used for pipes, hence its symbol 'Pb', short for the [[Latin]] 'plumbum', or pipe. | + | {{element | name=Lead | symbol=Pb | anumber=82 | amass=207.19 | origname=From the Latin 'plumbum', or pipe}} |
| − | {{element | name=Lead | symbol=Pb | anumber=82 | amass=207.19}}
| + | '''Lead''' is a chemical [[element]] with the atomic number of 82. It is a dense [[metal]] which has been used for pipes, hence its symbol 'Pb', short for the [[Latin]] 'plumbum', or pipe. Lead is highly [[toxic]] and its presence in old paint has been highly dangerous for unknowing children, who are attracted to its taste and eat the paint, then suffer from mental and physical deformities. |