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Lead and graphite are two entirely different materials.
Lead is a heavy and dense metal; it is soft, malleable, and melts at a low temperature. It is also toxic.
Graphite occurs naturally and is a form of crystalline carbon.
Though people often refer to a lead pencil, the lead in the pencil is in fact graphite.
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What is a pencil lead made out of graphite?
Pencil lead is not actually made of lead, but rather a mixture of graphite and clay. The graphite provides the writing substance, while the clay helps bind it together and gives the lead its structure.
Why were lead pencils toxic?
Lead pencils were named after their use of graphite, not lead. Graphite can be mistaken as lead because of its dark color. Lead-based paints used for coloring pencil barrels and for marking paper were toxic.
How was the number 2 pencil named?
It has to do with the kind of graphite or material used as the lead for the pencil.
What is the correct label for pencil lead?
You think probable to graphite.
Is most pencil filled with lead?
Some pencil's are filled with lead, but rarely any nowadays. Pencils use to be filled with lead, but now pencils are typically filled with graphite as lead is poisonous to humans.
What element is present in lead graphite?
Graphite is a form of Carbon, so its carbon in lead graphite. Notice that lead itself is a different element but the term "lead graphite" is generally used for that black substance which makes the "lead pencils". Note that there is no lead in lead pencils, its carbon, in the shape of graphite.
Is graphite lead conductive?
Graphite itself is pure carbon. But it might be possible for some samples of graphite to contain impurities of lead.
Why is lead pencil called lead pencil?
Lead was used for writing in Roman times. The 'lead' in a pencil is a mixture of graphite and clay. It is called lead because when the graphite deposit was first discovered in Borrowdale, England, the locals thought it was lead (or plumbago). Chemists later corrected them but the name has stuck. Graphite is a form of carbon, like diamond, but softer. Unlike lead, graphite is non-toxic.
Are pencils made of lead or graphite?
both, lead is made of graphite.
What is the common name for graphite?
The common name for graphite is black lead.
Is lead used in pencils?
Lead is not used in pencils. Instead, pencils contain graphite, which is a crystalline form of carbon that leaves a gray mark on paper when used. The term "lead pencil" is a misnomer that dates back to when graphite was mistaken for a form of lead.
What is an synonym for the word lead?
Graphite- it is a similar substance and is actually used in mechanical pencils now
