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What is the name of #PbO_2#?

Answer 1

#"Plumbic oxide"#.......

Or, more commonly, as #"lead(IV)oxide"#.

Because of its pronounced insolubility, this can be used as a very mild oxidizing agent (note that the reduction prod, #"lead(II)oxide"# is also very insoluble in aqueous media).

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Answer 2

Jeremiah Adams

Lead(IV) oxide is the name given to PbO2.

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