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What is lead in pencil?

Updated: 11/19/2022
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Niha22

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Graphite is present in pencil leads. it is composed of carbon atoms covalently bonded with each other, and 1 free valence electron in each atom (which explains why graphite/pencil-lead conducts electricity)

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Carbon, in the form of graphite.

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