How do you test pewter for lead?

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How do you test pewter for lead?

I want to test the pewter I used in my home for lead content.

2007-06-09 06:18:26 · 2 answers · asked by C A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Dissolve some of the pewter in dilute nitric acid.
Then to a sample of the solution add potassium iodided solution. If there was lead in the pewter, you will get a distinctive yellow precipitate of lead iodide, PbI2.

2007-06-09 20:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Pewter Test

2017-01-12 20:13:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋