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It will hurt if you get it stuck in you or if you poke yourself but it willNOT harm you. Lead is the one that will harm you some people use the term but lead is not around. GRAPHITE Case often say lead don't think its true because its not=Hope this helps.==Why what happened did it get stuck in you=
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What is a pencil lead made out of graphite?
Pencil leads are always made out of graphite. The term lead comes from history, when they were made from lead, but they are now made from graphite.
What is The predecessor of the graphite pencil?
Metalpoint
What is the graphite of a pencil?
It is the part of the pencil that makes the mark on the paper. Pencils used to use lead for this but the lead has been replaced with graphite.
Is a pencil an insulator?
The shell or carapce made of wood in pencil having a graphite refill in it is an insulator but as graphite is good conductor of electricity so overall a pencil can cunduct current in it.
How does the lead get into the pencil?
The pencil is actually assembled around the "lead" (which is actually not lead but is graphite). The pencil has two halves with a groove in each one, and they are sandwiched around the strip of graphite.
Why is graphite in pencil mixed with clay?
To make it harder. Pure graphite would be too soft for use as a writing pencil.
Mineral used in pencil?
Graphite and TiO2 for the pencil paint
Can pencil lead kill your female organs?
Pencils do not contain lead, contrary to popular belief. Pencils contain graphite, which doesn't kill anything on its own. Pencil "lead" is not lead. It is graphite. The only way to hurt your female organs with a pencil is if you stab your self in the gut.
What minerals are found in a pencil?
The part of the pencil that does the actual writing, called the pencil lead, is actually made of a mineral called graphite.
Is Transferring graphite from a pencil to paper when writing physical or chemical?
a physical change
What is a pencil lead made of?
Pencil lead is made of graphite and clay. Newer recipes for pencil lead use waxy polymers to bind the graphite to produce a lead that does not snap when the pencil is flexed.
What is the correct label for pencil lead?
You think probable to graphite.
What are differences between charcoal pencil and graphite pencil?
Graphite is denser than charcoal, and not as easily smudged.
What happens if the lead in the pencil is consumed?
The lead in a pencil is actually graphite, a form of carbon. Graphite is not poisonous.
Will you get lead poisoning if graphite from a pencil enters the bloodstream?
No ,because there is no lead in a graphite pencil, only carbon.
What is the primary constituent of pencil lead?
It's not a 'lead' pencil it's made primarily of graphite
How is the lead for a pencil made?
Pencil is made from graphite
