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    • Illustration of the Element lead.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 20 June 2019 Size: 170 KB Referencing Hub media

    On the periodic table of elements, lead is represented by the symbol Pb. It has an atomic number of 82 because it has 82 protons in its nucleus.

    Image of lead pieces adapted from Hi-Res Images of Chemical Elements and licensed under CC BY 3.0

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      Lead

      Lead is a chemical element – a substance that contains only one type of atom. Its official chemical symbol is Pb, and its atomic number is 82, which means that a lead atom has 82 protons in its ...

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