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A pencil consists of a thin stick of pigment (usually graphite, but can also be coloured pigment or charcoal) and clay, usually encased in a thin wood cylinder, though paper and plastic sheaths are also used.
(Lead) from a pencil is actually graphite which is 100% carbon
Graphite and carbon black, all elementary Carbon (C)
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 14y agoEven though it is called lead that is in the pencil, there is no actual lead in the pencil whatsoever. In fact it is made of a mixture of graphite and clay that is baked hard and put in the pencil.
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∙ 8y agoWell, it is not lead! It is actually graphite, a pure form of carbon. Graphite and lead both mark paper,hence the confusion.
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∙ 6y agoPencil lead is made from a mixture of graphite (a form of carbon) and clay
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∙ 13y agographite powder and a binder. the binder may be clay, plastic, hard wax, or any of several other materials depending on hardness wanted and other criteria.
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∙ 12y ago'Lead' pencils have never contained any lead. The core of a pencil is made from powdered carbon (in the form of graphite) mixed with clay.
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∙ 8y agoGraphite, which is a form of carbon.
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∙ 13y agoGraphite
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∙ 12y agoGraphite
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Is pencil lead is Pb free?
There is no lead in pencil - Pencil is made from graphite
What objects can lead be made into?
pencil . The 'lead' in a pencil is actually graphite.
Why is pencil used in chromography?
pencil is use in chromography because the pencil is made from lead
What is the primary constituent of pencil lead?
It's not a 'lead' pencil it's made primarily of graphite
Are pencils made out of lead?
No, they are made out graphite and clay. the only reason why they are called "lead" pencils is simply because way back in ancient greek times, they once used lead as a writing utencial. But after used a few times they quickly stopped the use of lead in pencils.
Is a lead pencil really made with lead?
no a led pencil is made of graphite
Is pencil lead made in canada?
There is some pencil lead that is made in Canada.
Is pencil lead is Pb free?
There is no lead in pencil - Pencil is made from graphite
How is the lead for a pencil made?
Pencil is made from graphite
What is made out of lead?
Lead is an element, it is not made of anything but lead. But if you are talking about pencil lead then pencil lead is made of graphite.
What objects can lead be made into?
pencil . The 'lead' in a pencil is actually graphite.
What a pencil is made from?
A pencil is made out of wood and lead (graphite)
What is a pencil lead made of?
Pencil lead is made of graphite and clay. Newer recipes for pencil lead use waxy polymers to bind the graphite to produce a lead that does not snap when the pencil is flexed.
What is a pencil lead made out of graphite?
Pencil leads are always made out of graphite. The term lead comes from history, when they were made from lead, but they are now made from graphite.
Is pencil lead magnetic?
No. Also, "pencil lead" is not lead; it is almost always graphite (made of carbon)
What a pencil is made of?
The main body of a pencil is made from soft wood, the 'lead' is made from graphite. The lead can come in many different sizes depending on the pencil holding it.
What is lead of a pencil?
Pencil lead is made of graphite and clay. Newer recipes for pencil lead use waxy polymers to bind the graphite to produce a lead that does not snap when the pencil is flexed.
