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Many people call it lead but it is actually graphite.
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Is a pencil a compound element or mixture?
A pencil is a mixture because it does not chemically bond, which needs to happen for it to be a compound. An element is something that is pure so a pencil cannot be an element.
Is a pencil a mixture a compound or element?
A pencil is a mixture because it does not chemically bond, which needs to happen for it to be a compound. An element is something that is pure so a pencil cannot be an element.
Which element is present in pencil?
The grey or black core of a pencil is made of graphite which is a form (known as an allotrope) of the element carbon. To vary the hardness of the 'lead' in the pencil the graphite may be mixed with clay or some other substances.
What is in the middle of a pencil?
The black stuff in the middle of the pencil is a mixture of graphite (an element that is mined) and clay.
Pencil lead is actually a form of what element?
carbon.
What element is diamond and your pencil lead are made of this?
carbon
What element is diamond and pencil lead made of?
Carbon
What are examples of water metal and pencil lead?
Water is a compound. A pure metal is an element. Graphite (a pencil lead) is the element carbon. These are all examples of a pure substance.
Is a pencil a nonmetal?
The lead of a pencil is made mostly of the nonmetal carbon but the rest of the pencil is neither metal nor nonmetal (except for the bit of metal near the eraser) because it is not an element.
What element is in a pencil and also a diamond?
You're thinking of carbon. Both pencil lead and diamonds are allotropes of carbon.
What element can be found in pencil sharpeners?
Well there is Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen which makes up the plastic outside of a pencil sharpener. To know what element can be found inside you would have to know what a pencil sharpener is made up of on the inside.
Which element is a diamond and your pencil lead graphite made of?
hydrogen
