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What is the difference between lead oxide and lead peroxide?

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In addition to the moniker “lead dioxide,” lead (IV) oxide is also known as plumbic oxide, lead peroxide, or anhydrous plumbic acid. ... Lead dioxide is most often produced as an odorless brown or dark brown crystalline powder which is (almost) insoluble in water.Lead(IV) oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula PbO2. It is an oxide where lead is in an oxidation state of +4.[1] It is a dark-brown solid which is insoluble in water.[2] It exists in two crystalline forms. It has several important applications in electrochemistry, in particular as the positive plate of lead acid batteries.