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It is called "lead" because the original pencils were made from soft lead. However lead is a toxic heavy metal.
Modern pencil "lead" is made of graphite and a binder. The most common binders are clay or plastic resin. This is completely nontoxic and the hardness can be precisely controlled to meet the requirements of different users.
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Do they use lead or graphite for mechanical pencils?
Mechanical pencils, like the regular kind of pencils, use graphite.
Is most pencil filled with lead?
Some pencil's are filled with lead, but rarely any nowadays. Pencils use to be filled with lead, but now pencils are typically filled with graphite as lead is poisonous to humans.
Is lead a metal?
Yes, lead is a metal that is usually found in pencils, hence the name "Lead, pencil." The above statement is completely and utterly wrong, there has never and still is no lead at all in pencils, that's graphite. Also lead is a poor metal or malleable metal. Actually, pencils used to use lead, but they switched to graphite because people would chew on their pencils and give themselves lead poisoning.
What is best to use out of lead and graphite?
In pencils, as a lubricant for computers and printers.
Do mechanical pencils use energy?
Mechanical pencils themselves do not need any energy in the forms of battery or electricity. However, mechanical pencils do need human energy to work. We need to add lead and push lead out; they do not do this on their own.
Is lead used in pencils?
No. Lead used to be used in pencils but they stopped using it in them becasue of lead poisoning from pencils. Now they use graphite instead
Do they use lead or graphite for mechanical pencils?
Mechanical pencils, like the regular kind of pencils, use graphite.
What writing implements use lead?
Pencils
How do we get graphite?
We use grapite in the lead of pencils.
Why isn't lead used in pencils anymore?
There has never been any lead in lead pencils. The graphite deposit that produced the first pencils was mistakenly thought to be lead. Chemists pointed out the error but the name stuck.
Do mechanical pencils use lead?
Yes. All pencils use lead - not the element, but a graphite and clay mixture molded into a long narrow strip.
Is most pencil filled with lead?
Some pencil's are filled with lead, but rarely any nowadays. Pencils use to be filled with lead, but now pencils are typically filled with graphite as lead is poisonous to humans.
What is the full process in steps of making lead used in pencils?
1. Find lead 2. Put in pencil Btw most pencils use graphite
What do people put in lead pencils?
People around the world don't put lead in lead pencils or any pencils! They put something called graphite. They use graphite because lead is poisonous. If a peice of lead touched you, you would have poison in you. Then eventually you would die. So that is what people put in lead.
What is best to use out of lead and graphite?
In pencils, as a lubricant for computers and printers.
Is lead a metal?
Yes, lead is a metal that is usually found in pencils, hence the name "Lead, pencil." The above statement is completely and utterly wrong, there has never and still is no lead at all in pencils, that's graphite. Also lead is a poor metal or malleable metal. Actually, pencils used to use lead, but they switched to graphite because people would chew on their pencils and give themselves lead poisoning.
What is Graphene used for?
Today, we use it for pencils. But since it can conduct electricity better than silver, and is stronger than diamonds, we can use it for digital technologies in the near future, such as TV screens. Insert mode
