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If lead pencils were the ONLY thing you ate, it would kill you in a lot less time than that. Pencils do contain some digestible fiber (in the wood), while the graphite "lead" doesn't provide much in the way of nutrition. The "lead" in a pencil is actually not the element lead, which can be toxic; it is graphite, which is powdered carbon.
Eating one pencil "lead" is pointless, but harmless.
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Is eating lead from pencil harmful?
Lead is poisonous so eating lead would be harmful. However most pencils are now made from graphite, although people refer to it a lead still. Graphite from a pencil is harmless.
Does pencil lead have coal in it?
Pencil lead does not have coal. Pencil lead contains graphite.
Is a pencil poison?
If your asking if the pencil has Lead, then the answer is that most pencils do NOT have lead in them anymore.
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.
Can a mechanical pencil give you lead poisoning?
Due to the fact that most pencil lead is graphite, you can't get lead poisoning. :)
Can using lead pencil lead that accidentally poked you and left a scratch kill you?
No, the lead in a pencil does not contain lead. Lead that is in pencils are made out of graphite.
Is eating lead from pencil harmful?
Lead is poisonous so eating lead would be harmful. However most pencils are now made from graphite, although people refer to it a lead still. Graphite from a pencil is harmless.
Can pencil lead kill your female organs?
Pencils do not contain lead, contrary to popular belief. Pencils contain graphite, which doesn't kill anything on its own. Pencil "lead" is not lead. It is graphite. The only way to hurt your female organs with a pencil is if you stab your self in the gut.
Can you survive after eating the tiniest piece of lead from a lead pencil?
Oh yes, don't worry. Lead pencils haven't had any lead in them for years and years. Nowadays they are made with graphite. Even if they had, it'd take quite a lot before it even made you sick.
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
What is the percentage of lead in the lead pencil you are using?
there is no lead in lead pencil.
How you quit eating slate pencils?
It is sure that people who are eating slated pencil surely have calcium and nutrients deficiency and other medical problems, such as lead exposure. Immediately purchase calcium tablets or Tab Calcium sandose for women and chew them like slate pencil.
Is pencil lead is Pb free?
There is no lead in pencil - Pencil is made from graphite
Is pencil lead solution?
Pencil lead is a compound
Which has the most lead aluminum or pencil lead?
Pencil lead isn't really lead, it is graphite, a form of carbon. Pencil lead doesn't have any lead in it whatsoever.
