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Lead has many uses just a few are as weights, fishing weights, and bullets. It was formerly used in gasoline and paint. It is also used to deflect radiation and to make aprons used when x-rays are taken.

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Does polyurethane lacquer contain lead?

If a polyurethane varnish (not lacquer) contained linseed oil, it COULD have lead in it - lead is a drying agent for that oil. It was mostly used in paints as a pigment. Varnish has no pigment and it dries by chemical reaction, so most polyurethane varnishes don't need lead.


What do we use lead for?

Lead is actually used as a sound absorber


What is lead used in?

Lead is used as a coloring element in ceramic glazes, notably in the colors red and yellow. It USED TO be used in pencils but now they are made with graphite.


What element is used in shotgun pellets?

Shotgun pellets are typically made of lead or steel. Lead has been traditionally used for shotgun pellets, but steel pellets are commonly used in areas where lead ammunition is prohibited or for environmental reasons.


When were graphite pencils?

Pencil "lead" never contained lead but was always graphite.Another opinionThe "lead" in modern pencils is made from the element Carbon (C) - in its soft form of graphite - plus a filler (like clay). These ingredients are all ground up very fine and then stuck together with glue. It contains none of the actual chemical element Lead (Pb).Further historical informationThe name "lead" is used because, before modern pencils were invented, it was known that a pure piece of the element Lead (Pb) can be used to make marks on wood or paper because it is very soft. It is not used today because real Lead and its various compounds are poisonous and are also very expensive compared to Carbon. (Soot is basically Carbon.)