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Carbon constitutes pencil lead, charcoal and diamond. Although they appear different in appearance, they are chemically the same.
Diamond is shiny and hard due to the crystalline arrangement of carbon atoms in it. Graphite or pencil lead has such an arrangement, that there are free electrons which make it a conductor of electricity. Elements like this, which are chemically the same but exhibit different physical properties are called allotropes, and the phenomenon is termed as allotropy.
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∙ 8y agoBoth diamonds and graphite -- pencil lead -- are allotropes of carbon.
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What element is in both diamonds and pencil lead?
Carbon is found in both diamonds and pencils.
What do coal pencil lead and diamonds have in common?
Coal, pencil lead, and diamonds all contain carbon.
Is pencil lead a compound or an element or an homogeneous mixture or a heterogeneous mixture?
Pencil lead is actually not lead (Pb) at all, but it is graphite. And graphite is simply carbons atoms. So, no, it is NOT a compound mixture.
Does Lead have any carbon?
If you're talking about pencil lead, it's made up of layers and layers of carbon. For example, when you write with pencil, the lines that you make on paper are just layers of carbon that had come off your pencil lead.
Is pencil lead a compound a mixture or an element?
Pencil lead is a mixture of graphite (or other colored pigment) and a binder (e.g. clay, wax, plastic, grease).
What element is in both diamonds and pencil lead?
Carbon is found in both diamonds and pencils.
What element is in a pencil and also a diamond?
You're thinking of carbon. Both pencil lead and diamonds are allotropes of carbon.
What do coal pencil lead and diamonds have in common?
Coal, pencil lead, and diamonds all contain carbon.
Which element is sometimes a black powder and sometimes a precious stone?
Carbon. Diamonds are essentially carbon. So are coal, charcoal and pencil lead (which is graphite).
Is lead from a lead pencil the same as the element?
yes yes it is
What everyday uses you carbon?
Coal, diamonds, pencil lead, etc...
Which element is mistaken for the end of your pencil?
Lead.
Is lead in diamonds?
No, the lattice structure of diamonds is different from the lattice structure of lead or graphite, although both are formed from carbon. (The answer assumes that you are referring to pencil lead and not the chemical lead: Pb.)
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.
Pencil lead is actually a form of what element?
carbon.
What element is diamond and pencil lead made of?
Carbon
What element is diamond and your pencil lead are made of this?
carbon
