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  2. Lead glass - Wikipedia

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    Cut glass wine glass made of lead glass. Lead glass, commonly called crystal, is a variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content of a typical potash glass. [1] Lead glass contains typically 18–40% (by mass) lead(II) oxide (PbO), while modern lead crystal, historically also known as flint glass due to the original silica source, contains a minimum of 24% PbO. [2]

  3. Plumbogummite - Wikipedia

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    Goyazite, SrAl 3 (PO 4) 2 (OH) 5 ·H 2 O, where strontium replaces lead Philipsbornite , PbAl 3 (AsO 4 ) 2 (OH) 5 ·H 2 O, where the arsenate group AsO 4 replaces the phosphate group PO 4 Plumbogummite was discovered in 1819 [ 2 ] and named in 1832 [ 4 ] from the Latin "plumbum" for lead, and "gummi" for gum, in allusion to its lead content and ...

  4. Lead - Wikipedia

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    Lead glass Lead yellow and lead red. In addition to being the main application for lead metal, lead–acid batteries are also the main consumer of lead compounds. The energy storage/release reaction used in these devices involves lead sulfate and lead dioxide: Pb (s) + PbO 2 (s) + 2 H 2 SO 4 (aq) → 2 PbSO 4 (s) + 2 H 2 O (l)

  5. Coming 2 America - Wikipedia

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    Coming 2 America is a 2021 American romantic comedy film that serves as a sequel to the 1988 film Coming to America starring Eddie Murphy in various roles and directed by Craig Brewer, from a screenplay by Barry W. Blaustein and David Sheffield, the original writers, and Kenya Barris, and a story by Blaustein, Sheffield, and Justin Kanew, based on characters created by Murphy. [4]

  6. Unbreakable (film series) - Wikipedia

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    The series originated with the film Unbreakable, directed by Shyamalan and released in 2000.When M. Night Shyamalan conceived the idea for Unbreakable, the outline had a comic book's traditional three-part structure (the superhero's "birth", his struggles against general evil-doers, and the hero's ultimate battle against the "archenemy").

  7. Lead poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Lead poisoning, also known as plumbism and saturnism, is a type of metal poisoning caused by lead in the body. [2] Symptoms may include abdominal pain, constipation, headaches, irritability, memory problems, infertility, numbness and tingling in the hands and feet. [1]

  8. Lead(II) oxide - Wikipedia

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    Lead(II) oxide, also called lead monoxide, is the inorganic compound with the molecular formula Pb O. It occurs in two polymorphs : litharge having a tetragonal crystal structure , and massicot having an orthorhombic crystal structure .

  9. Early glassmaking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Stiegel's glass works in the Province of Pennsylvania was the first in America to make fine lead crystal, which is often mislabeled as flint glass. [64] Amelung invested more money in glassmaking than anyone ever had and produced impressive quality glass with engraving—although his Maryland glass works failed after 11 years. [65]