Lead polonide

Lead polonide is the polonide of lead, with the chemical formula of. It occurs naturally, as lead is produced in the alpha decay of polonium.

Preparation

Lead polonide can be formed by reacting polonium vapour and lead under a vacuum.

Properties

Lead polonide has a sodium chloride structure, which is the same as lead telluride. It has a cubic crystal structure, with the space group Fmm, with lattice constant a = 6.59 Å.