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Graphite is a mineral and a pencil will snap when you bend it so what property of non-metals does this show?
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∙ 13y ago
A material that loses cohesion (meaning it breaks into separate pieces) when it fails is known as a brittle material.
Therefore the material exhibits brittle behaviour.
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What is graphite an ore of?
Graphite is the main ore of pencil lead.
Why is graphite in pencil mixed with clay?
To make it harder. Pure graphite would be too soft for use as a writing pencil.
What things are made of rocks and minerals that would be in a classroom?
5 things in school that come from minerals would be graphite in your pencil, Metal pipes, water in the water fountain, metal doorknobs, lockers, salt in the cafeteria. Well I put 6 but i hope it helped! :)
How many types of pencils?
At the moment you can obtain 3 different varieties: the traditional one (graphite refill encapsulated inside a wooden wrapper of cedar), the propelling pencil (pens with very fine refills of graphite) or the bar pencil (Similar to the propelling pencils but with thicker and more resistant graphite bars. Approx.. 5-9 mm in diameter).
How does graphite look like?
Graphite is a gray carbon based substance used in pencil lead. Graphite has a lattice like structure and is arranged in layers so as to be easily rubbed apart unlike diamond which is a more interlocking structure of pure carbon and is extremely hard and unmalleble.
Mineral used in pencil?
Graphite and TiO2 for the pencil paint
What mineral is found in pencil?
Graphite
What mineral is found in a pencil?
Graphite
What mineral is used for making pencil lead?
What is the mineral used in the pencil that you write with? Graphite.
The mineral graphite is often used as?
graphite is often used for pencil lead
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.
What mineral is used to make pencil lead?
Graphite.
What kind of mineral can you find at the end of the pencil?
Graphite.
How is a pencil related to earth science?
A pencil is made of graphite, which is a mineral containing carbon. Graphite comes from beneath the Earth.
Where can you get graphite?
You can obtain graphite from an ordinary pencil lead, is made from graphite (not lead).Graphite is a natural occurring mineral and it is mined just like any other industrial mineral.
What mineral is a pencil made up of?
The "lead" of a pencil is made from graphite, which is a form of carbon.
What mineral is mixed with clay then made into pencil led?
Graphite.
