Sentence examples for pb from inspiring English sources

In the case where both of A's hemispheres are transplanted to yield PB and PC, A survives as PB, and survives as PC, though she is identical with neither PB nor PC.

The molecule consists of a single atom of lead (Pb) bonded to four ethyl groups (CH2CH3) through a carbon (C) atom.

Lead (Pb) is one of the oldest metals known, being one of seven metals used in the ancient world (the others are gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, and mercury).

The Roman word plumbum, denoting lead water spouts and connectors, is the origin of the English word plumbing and of the element's symbol, Pb.

In the lead-acid battery, each voltaic cell consists of a negative electrode of pure, spongy lead (Pb) and a positive electrode of lead oxide (PbO2).

The sulfates of the alkaline-earth metals calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), and barium (Ba)—as well as that of lead (Pb) are virtually insoluble, and these salts are found as naturally occurring minerals.

The so-called hexagonal ferrites have the formula M(Fe12O19), where M is usually barium (Ba), strontium (Sr), or lead (Pb).

For example, lead (Pb) can exist as Pb2+ or Pb4+ ions in ionic compounds.

Solder plate (Sn-Pb) is used in printed circuit work.

A minor but still important segment of the explosives industry is the production of detonating agents, or such priming compositions as lead azide [Pb(N3 2], silver azide (AgN3), and mercury fulminate [Hg(ONC 2].

The first white paint pigment was basic carbonate white lead, 2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2PbCO3·Pb