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How can you test if lead in a pencil is harder than lead metal itself?
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∙ 11y ago
The 'lead' or graphite in a pencil is softer. Try writing on paper, the pencil will write, the real lead will not
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Which non metal forms the lead' in a pencil?
Pencil "lead" is not really lead, the metal - Pb. Pencils are made with graphite which is a mineral, an insulator.
What are the parts of pencil?
Lead, wood, plastic
What metal is present in the pencil?
Trick question. There is no metal in a "lead" pencil. The insert is composed of graphite, which is a carbon similar to coal.
What are examples of water metal and pencil lead?
Water is a compound. A pure metal is an element. Graphite (a pencil lead) is the element carbon. These are all examples of a pure substance.
Is a pencil an insulator or a conductor?
Pencil "lead" is not really lead, the metal - Pb. Pencils are made with graphite which is a mineral, an insulator.
How are pencil sharpeners and knife sharpeners different and the same?
A pencil sharpener uses a blade that rotates around the pencil shaving the wood back from the lead into a point so that it makes a point. A knife sharpener works by using a chunk of metal harder than the knife to shave metal off of the knife into a point to make it sharp.
What non metal forms the lead in a pencil?
carbon (C)
What is red pencil lead for?
Red pencil marks show up well on metal(s), so they are common in a metal-working shop.
Parts of a pencil?
well a pencil has led, wood, metal, and eraser
What material is softer lead or copper?
lead, copper is a metal therefore it is harder
Is a pencil a nonmetal?
The lead of a pencil is made mostly of the nonmetal carbon but the rest of the pencil is neither metal nor nonmetal (except for the bit of metal near the eraser) because it is not an element.
If the 2 pencil is the best pencil why is it still 2?
The number two in reference to a pencil denotes the relative hardness of the graphite or "lead" that is in the pencil, HB being softer and three being harder, etc.
