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A diamond and a pencil lead (graphite) are both made of carbon. The difference is the crystalline structure of the carbon atoms.

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What element is diamond and your pencil lead are made of this?

carbon


What element is diamond and pencil lead made of?

Carbon


Which element is a diamond and your pencil lead graphite made of?

hydrogen


What element is in a pencil and a diamond?

there both made up of carbon


What element is is in a diamond and a pencil?

there both made up of carbon


What element is in both a diamond and a pencil?

there both made up of carbon


What element is a diamond and pencil lead made out of?

Both diamonds and pencil lead are made out of the element carbon. The difference lies in their structures: diamonds have a crystal lattice structure, while pencil lead is made up of layers of graphite.


A diamond and your pencil lead graphite are made of this same element?

graphite in a pencil and diamond are from carbon .both are the allotrope of carbon


What element is a diamond and the lead in a pencil?

Carbon. Diamond and graphite (pencil lead) are allotropes of carbon, meaning different atomic arrangements of the same element. They are also both covalent network solids.


What element is in a pencil and also a diamond?

You're thinking of carbon. Both pencil lead and diamonds are allotropes of carbon.


What element is diamond and your pencil led are made of?

Yes, carbon.supplement. when an element exists in two or more forms, these forms are known as an allotrope. Carbon has three allotropes, graphite, diamond, and ordinary carbon.


Which element is present in pencil?

The grey or black core of a pencil is made of graphite which is a form (known as an allotrope) of the element carbon. To vary the hardness of the 'lead' in the pencil the graphite may be mixed with clay or some other substances.