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There is no lead in pencils ! The 'lead' is actually graphite, clay and wax - mixed in various proportions.
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Would eating slate-pencils lead to depression?
It is not true.
What should you do to stop your 5 year old son from eating the lead in pencils?
don't let him use pencils until he stops
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 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.
What are lead pencils made out of?
The lead in pencils are not made out of lead, as is common belief. Pencil lead is made out of graphite.
What is graphite used in?
pencils such as lead pencils
What is borax decahydrate used for?
USED for lead and pencils USED for lead and pencils
Is lead used in pencils?
No. Lead used to be used in pencils but they stopped using it in them becasue of lead poisoning from pencils. Now they use graphite instead
What are legal issues with pencils?
pencils contain lead. lead is dangerous for humans. many students put pencils in there mouth and can lead to lead poisoning. This can bring lawsuits against companies for negligence as the companies know the pencils contain lead which is toxic.
Is eating lead from pencils everyday safe?
Of course its not safe, you could get a disease or something else but dont even lick it
Where does the lead from pencils come from?
The Lead in pencils come from graphite. Graphite is an allotrope of carbon.
Is lead mostly used in pencils?
Lead is mainly used for pencils and for batteries.Hope this helped :)
