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Graphite mixed with china clay.
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What element from the periodic table is used to make pencils?
Graphite, a form of carbon, is the element from the periodic table that is used to make the "lead" in pencils. Graphite is a good conductor of electricity, and its layers provide the smooth writing surface in pencils.
What soft mineral often used in pencils?
Graphite is the soft mineral often used in pencils. It is a form of carbon that leaves a gray mark when used for writing or drawing.
Is galena used in pencils?
No, we don't use galena is pencils. Galena is the primary ore of the metal lead, and this mineral, PbS, is recovered for that purpose. We also often recover silver as a byproduct of lead processing. It is graphite that is used in pencils, and the mineral graphite is an allotrope of carbon.
What term means shiny black substance used in pencils?
The shiny black substance is graphite. It is mixed with clay to use in pencils.
Do pencils have rocks or minerals in them?
Pencils contain graphite, which is a crystalline form of carbon. Graphite is not considered a rock or mineral, as it is composed solely of carbon atoms.
What is graphite used in?
pencils such as lead pencils
Is graphite used in baseball bats?
no. graphite is used in pencils
What mineral is used in pencils?
Graphite is the mineral used in pencils. It is a form of carbon that allows for smooth writing and drawing.
What are the most facts about graphite?
graphite is used for pencils!!
Do they use lead or graphite for mechanical pencils?
Mechanical pencils, like the regular kind of pencils, use graphite.
What is the mineral is used to make pencils?
Graphite is the mineral used in pencils.
What is used as lead in pencils?
graphite
What is the mineral used in pencils?
graphite
If lead is not used in pencils what material is?
Graphite
What is the minireal that is used in pencils?
Graphite or Led.
What is the mineral used in pencils called?
graphite
Why do lead pencils contain graphite?
Because if pencil doesnot have graphite,we cannot write anything.In pencils,the black element is graphite used to write anything.
