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wooden pencils contain graphite which is an allotrope of carbon, not lead
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Why do we call graphite pencil lead pencil?
When graphite was first discovered it was thought to be a kind of black lead, rather than a form of carbon. It was quickly found to easily make marks, but brittle and needed support. The wooden lead pencil was born
Is a lead of a pencil conductor or insulator.?
No. Lead is a realtively good conductor. The insulator is the wood on the outside of the lead.
Is it called a lead pen or a lead pencil?
lead pen because a lead pencil is a regular pencil.
Why the term lead pencil incorrect?
lead pencil is incorrect because it lead pencil
What is the percentage of lead in the lead pencil you are using?
there is no lead in lead pencil.
Parts of a pencil?
well a pencil has led, wood, metal, and eraser
What type of pencil lead is erased cleanest?
a no. 1 pencil lead
Where can wooden pencils be recycled?
Pencils DO NOT contain lead. The "pencil lead" is actually a mixture of graphite (a form of Carbon) and clay. Pencil lead is therefore natural and biodegradable, you do not need to recycle it.
Do mehcanical pencil lasts longer than a wooden pencil?
Yes it does, if you take good care of it, but you have to keep adding lead.
Why do we call graphite pencil lead pencil?
When graphite was first discovered it was thought to be a kind of black lead, rather than a form of carbon. It was quickly found to easily make marks, but brittle and needed support. The wooden lead pencil was born
A type of coal commonly used in pencil lead?
Graphite is used to make pencil lead, but it is not a form of coal.
What type of stone is used in a pencil?
The stone used in a pencil is lead. x
Is a lead of a pencil conductor or insulator.?
No. Lead is a realtively good conductor. The insulator is the wood on the outside of the lead.
You are taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case from which you are never released and yet you are used by almost everybody?
A pencil lead.
Is it called a lead pen or a lead pencil?
lead pen because a lead pencil is a regular pencil.
Does pencil lead have coal in it?
Pencil lead does not have coal. Pencil lead contains graphite.
Why the term lead pencil incorrect?
lead pencil is incorrect because it lead pencil
