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'Lead' pencils never contained any lead. They are made of a mixture of graphite and clay.

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What objects can lead be made into?

pencil . The 'lead' in a pencil is actually graphite.


What is the percentage of lead in the lead pencil you are using?

A typical lead pencil does not actually contain lead. The "lead" in a pencil is made of graphite, which is a crystalline form of carbon. Therefore, there is 0% lead in a lead pencil.


Is pencil lead is Pb free?

There is no lead in pencil - Pencil is made from graphite


What is a graphic pencil?

No. The "lead in "lead pencils is actually grapitite


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.


Is it called a lead pen or a lead pencil?

lead pen because a lead pencil is a regular pencil.


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.


Does a lead pensil have lead in it?

No, the lead in a pencil is actually graphite, which s a form of carbon.


Pencil lead is actually a form of what element?

carbon.


What use in in the material?

Pencil lead is actually graphite.


What material is used in pencils?

Pencil lead is actually graphite.


When was a lead pencil invented?

The lead pencil, which actually contains graphite and not lead, was invented in the 16th century. The modern version with a wooden casing was patented in 1806 by the Frenchman Nicolas-Jacques Conte.