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What mineral make the lead in a pencil?

Graphite is the mineral that is used to make the lead in a pencil. Despite its name, pencil "lead" is actually composed of graphite mixed with clay.


This mineral when mixed with clay is used to make pencil lead and also used for a oil?

The mineral is graphite.


What mineral when mixed with clay is used to make pencil lead?

Graphite, a form of carbon


What Mineral is mixed with clay it is used to make pencil lead it is also used as an oil for machines parts and as electrodes in batteries?

The mineral mixed with clay to make pencil lead is graphite. Graphite is also used as a lubricant for machine parts and as electrodes in batteries due to its ability to conduct electricity.


Why is graphite in pencil mixed with clay?

To make it harder. Pure graphite would be too soft for use as a writing pencil.


Why can pencil lead can be used to make a light bulb?

A "pencil lead" is a mixture of the graphite allotrope of carbon mixed with clay and baked hard. While a pencil lead will conduct electricity, it can not be used to make a light bulb.


What mineral is used for making pencil lead?

What is the mineral used in the pencil that you write with? Graphite.


What mineral is used to make pencil lead?

Graphite is the mineral that is used to make pencil lead. It is a form of carbon that is known for its ability to make marks on paper.


How was Chinese porcelain invented?

white clay or Kaolin (which is a clay mineral with the chemical composition Al2Si2O5(OH)4). Other materials mixed with China clay to make porcelain clay have included feldspar, ball-clay, glass, bone ash, steatite, quartz, petuntse and alabaster.


Is graphite used to make pencils?

Graphite is what is put inside a pencil. The outer casing of a pencil is usually wooden.


What is mixed with limestone to make cement?

it is mixed with clay to form cement.


How do you make pencil lead by using charcoal?

pencil lead is not charcoal but rather graphite molded with clay and hardened