Multiple choice

Which of the given metals is used in making pigments, such as red chrome and yellow chrome?

  1. Titanium

  2. Tin

  3. Zinc

  4. Lead

  5. Iron
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Explanation

Chrome orange also known as chrome red is an orange pigment, which consists of lead (II) chromate and lead (II) oxide. Chrome orange can be made by precipitating lead (II) together with chromate in a basic solution or by treating chrome yellow with dye. Chrome yellow is a kind of yellow powder and is the isomorphous crystal mixture of lead chromate and lead sulphate.

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