Fresh-cut lead revealing bright silvery-blue metal as dark oxide creeps across the surface

Fresh-cut lead revealing bright silvery-blue metal as dark oxide creeps across the surface

A short silent video about Lead (Pb), element 82, post-transition metal. Lead is a dense, toxic metal that has been used for thousands of years in pipes, paint, and batteries.

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