2 Pb + O2 2 PbO

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

2 Pb0 - 4 e- 2 PbII (oxidation)

2 O0 + 4 e- 2 O-II (reduction)

Pb is a reducing agent, O2 is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

  • Pb
    • Names: Lead source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Lead metal source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Plumbum source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Bluish-white or silvery-grey solid in various forms. turns tarnished on exposure to air source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; A heavy, ductile, soft, gray solid. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • O2
    • Names: Dioxygen source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Oxygen source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Oxygen (liquefied) source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Odourless compressed gas source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Liquefied gas. colourless-to-blue extremely cold liquid source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04

Products:

  • PbO
    • Names: Lead(II) oxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Lead(ii) oxide source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Lead monoxide source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Red or yellow powder source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Red-to-yellow crystals source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04