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Iridium and osmium are the elements that are used to harden pen points. Iridium is used in an alloy with osmium.
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What element is used to make the nib of a fountain pen?
The element used in most ball point pens is osmium, which is a rare naturally occurring element. It is usually alloyed with platinum.
What kind of products are made from osmium?
Used to tip gold pen points, compass needles and clock bearings, electric light filaments and in metal alloys for high temperature uses
What are two things that contain osmium?
Two uses for Osmium: >> With Iridium, an alloy used in making precision ball bearings & ball point pen points. >> As a catalyst in the synthesis of Ammonia (NH3) and in the hydrogenation or organic compounds.
Is writing with pen a chemical change?
it can be... writing with lead ads another element to the paper along with ink.... so technically yes :)
Why was a ball pen not used to draw the line?
In chemistry, a pen is not used to draw lines on chromatography paper. A pencil is used to draw lines on the paper because the ink can smear and interfere with the chromatography and the ink will dissolve in the chromatography solvent.
What element is used to make the nib of a fountain pen?
The element used in most ball point pens is osmium, which is a rare naturally occurring element. It is usually alloyed with platinum.
What is the difference between pen tool and freeforms pen tool?
Pen Tool connects anchor points with straight line which can be changed to curve (you are inserting anchor points with pen tool which are start and end of line) and freeform pen tool can produce any shape of line, also adding anchor points.
Is a ball point pen a element?
No it is not an element on the table of elements if that is what you mean.
What are pen points made of?
A ball point pen point is made of a small metal ball.
When ink a mixture?
Only a substance can be categorized as an element, a compound, or a mixture. An ink pen is not a substance, it is an implement.Added:The 'ink' (IN a pen) is definitely a mixture,not an element or pure compound.
Which used to be a part of a pen?
A nib used to be part of a pen
What is a fountain pen used for?
A fountain pen is used for writing.
What is number 45 on the periodic table?
Number 45 on the periodic table is Rhodium. It is a group 9, period 5 element. It is a silvery white metal that is used as a coating to prevent wear on high quality science equipment and with platinum to make thermocouples. Also used in headlight reflectors, telephone relays, fountain pen points and airplane spark plugs.
What was used as a pen in the middle years?
Quill pen
Is a pen used for writing?
yes, of course it is unless it is a stylus pen which can be used for a Nintendo DS or and stylus phone. If it is a laser pen then the answer to your question is no.
What kind of pen was used to sign the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson used a quill pen to write the Declaration of Independence.
What kind of pen did Lincoln use?
he used a quill pen :)
