What is a pencil lead made out of?

Answer 1

A pencil consists of a thin stick of pigment (usually graphite, but can also be coloured pigment or charcoal) and clay, usually encased in a thin wood cylinder, though paper and plastic sheaths are also used.

(Lead) from a pencil is actually graphite which is 100% carbon

Graphite and carbon black, all elementary Carbon (C)

Answer 2

Even though it is called lead that is in the pencil, there is no actual lead in the pencil whatsoever. In fact it is made of a mixture of graphite and clay that is baked hard and put in the pencil.

Answer 3

Pencil "lead" is not actually made of lead — it is composed of a mixture of graphite and clay. The combination of these materials creates a smooth and resilient writing core that is easily erasable.

Answer 4

Well, it is not lead! It is actually graphite, a pure form of carbon. Graphite and lead both mark paper,hence the confusion.

Answer 5

Pencil lead is made from a mixture of graphite (a form of carbon) and clay

Answer 6

graphite powder and a binder. the binder may be clay, plastic, hard wax, or any of several other materials depending on hardness wanted and other criteria.

Answer 7

'Lead' pencils have never contained any lead. The core of a pencil is made from powdered carbon (in the form of graphite) mixed with clay.

Answer 8

Graphite, which is a form of carbon.

Answer 9

Graphite

Answer 10

Graphite