Properties and Uses of White Pigments — Study Resources & PYQs
Properties and applications of white pigments including white lead and lithopone.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- White Lead - Wikipedia (Article) — Composition (basic lead carbonate), manufacture by the Dutch/stack process, properties, uses in paint and its toxicity - covers everything asked in the syllabus.
- Lithopone - Wikipedia (Article) — Composition (ZnS + BaSO4), method of preparation by co-precipitation, properties and comparison with white lead and titanium dioxide.
- White Pigments for Paint (Article) — Side-by-side comparison of white lead, lithopone, zinc white and titanium white with refractive index, hiding power and weather resistance. Ideal for a comparison-table answer.
Taught in these subjects
- ADVANCED ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY — BCHT21 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu