Precut segments of wood are glued around a rod of graphite.
You think probable to graphite.
No, graphite in a pencil is not magnetic. Graphite is a form of carbon and does not possess magnetic properties.
Pencil "lead" is actually made of graphite, which is a form of carbon. The graphite is mixed with clay to give it form and strength. These mixture of graphite and clay are then encased in wood to create a pencil.
The predecessor of the graphite pencil was the lead pencil, which used a mixture of graphite and clay for the core instead of just graphite. Lead pencils were first developed in the 16th century.
The "lead" of a pencil is made from graphite, which is a form of carbon.
The part of the pencil that does the actual writing, called the pencil lead, is actually made of a mineral called graphite.
Graphite.
Graphite is denser than charcoal, and not as easily smudged.
Pencil is made from graphite
What is the mineral used in the pencil that you write with? Graphite.
graphite
a lot of people mistake it for led but it is in fact graphite