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Question

Water transported through lead pipes becomes poisonous due to the formation of :

Options

A.Pb (OH)2
B.PbO
C.PbO2
D.Pb3O4

Solution

Lead slowly dissolves in water containing dissolved oxygen to form Pb(OH)2 which makes the water poisonous. Dissolution of lead in water is called plumbosolvency.
2Pb + O2 + 2H2O → 2Pb(OH)2

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