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Conrad Gesner
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When was the pencil invented?
Around 1565 Records exist of graphite in wood - the basic pencil.
A tip of a pencil is a model of?
The tip of a pencil or the writing part of a pencil is called graphite.
What is in the middle of a pencil?
The black stuff in the middle of the pencil is a mixture of graphite (an element that is mined) and clay.
Who invented pencils and how do they write?
who invented the pencil, i don't know a pencil works because the sufrace of the paper, on a microscopic level, is very rough. the structure of the graphite that makes up the "lead" is of layers just 1 atom thick that can easily slide over each other and rub off upon contact. so when the pencil is moved over the paper, the rough surface causes the graphite to rub off onto the paper and become trapped in the dips and hollows of the surface
Can you bake the lead of a pencil?
Well yes...but why would you want to? The lead in a pencil is composed of graphite, not actual lead. Graphite is a soft form of carbon and very greasy. See link.
When was an pencil invented?
The pencil was invented in 1564 when a graphite mine was discovered in England
When was the pencil invented?
Around 1565 Records exist of graphite in wood - the basic pencil.
Did Tudors use pencils?
No. Pencils were not invented in that time. They did wrap graphite in string to use like a pencil. The first pencil was invented in 1666 in Nuremburg, Germany.
Mineral used in pencil?
Graphite and TiO2 for the pencil paint
What minerals are found in a pencil?
The part of the pencil that does the actual writing, called the pencil lead, is actually made of a mineral called 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 the correct label for pencil lead?
You think probable to graphite.
What are differences between charcoal pencil and graphite pencil?
Graphite is denser than charcoal, and not as easily smudged.
What happens if the lead in the pencil is consumed?
The lead in a pencil is actually graphite, a form of carbon. Graphite is not poisonous.
Will you get lead poisoning if graphite from a pencil enters the bloodstream?
No ,because there is no lead in a graphite pencil, only carbon.
What is the primary constituent of pencil lead?
It's not a 'lead' pencil it's made primarily of graphite
How is the lead for a pencil made?
Pencil is made from graphite
