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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.
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Can eating pencil lead kill you in ten years?
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.
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. :)
Is eating led pencil harmful?
yes! eating the nip of pencil is harmful if its made up of graphite
Is eating of 1 slate pencil per day is harmful?
Yes.... Of course...
Can eating pencil lead kill you in ten years?
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.
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
Does pencil lead have coal in it?
Pencil lead does not have coal. Pencil lead contains graphite.
What is the percentage of lead in the lead pencil you are using?
there is no lead in lead pencil.
Is pencil lead is Pb free?
There is no lead in pencil - Pencil is made from graphite
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 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.
What is the formula for pencil lead?
The formula for pencil lead is c3,h2o
