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People around the world don't put lead in lead pencils or any pencils! They put something called graphite. They use graphite because lead is poisonous. If a peice of lead touched you, you would have poison in you. Then eventually you would die. So that is what people put in lead.
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Is lead put into pencils or it is not?
no
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.
What is the full process in steps of making lead used in pencils?
1. Find lead 2. Put in pencil Btw most pencils use graphite
Lead pencil do not have lead so why its call lead pencil?
Lead pencils used to contain lead. Now, graphite or a mixture of graphite and clay powder is used, but old habits die hard and some people still call them lead pencils. Also, even though lead has not been used in pencils for a long time, the paint on the outside contained lead until the middle of the 20th century. This was harmful for people who had a habit of chewing on their pencils.
Why are lead pencils called lead pencils?
When the graphite deposit that produced the first pencils was discovered, the people thought it was lead. Later, chemists told them it was graphite, a form of carbon, but the 'lead pencil' had already become so popular that the name persists to this day.
Is lead a metal?
Yes, lead is a metal that is usually found in pencils, hence the name "Lead, pencil." The above statement is completely and utterly wrong, there has never and still is no lead at all in pencils, that's graphite. Also lead is a poor metal or malleable metal. Actually, pencils used to use lead, but they switched to graphite because people would chew on their pencils and give themselves lead poisoning.
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
Why do they put led in pencils and if kids chew on them they could die?
Lead hasn't been used in pencils for many years. It's graphite nowadays.
How is lead put into pencils?
First, the 'lead' in a pencil is not lead it is a mixture of graphite (a form of carbon) mixed with clay (the more clay the 'harder' the pencil). The lead portion is extruded in a long rod and then cut into lengths. The wooden sheath is made in two halves which are glued together round the lead.
