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A standard pencil contains about 0.4-0.5 grams of graphite, not lead. The term "lead" dates back to the Roman times when writing instruments were made using lead, but modern pencils use graphite.

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How much measures the mass of a pencil lead?

A standard pencil lead typically weighs about 0.1 gram.


How much does a pencil lead weight?

On average, a standard pencil lead weighs about 0.2 grams. The weight can vary slightly depending on the type and size of the pencil lead.


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 pencil rubbing?

Here's an example of pencil rubbing: Put a coin under a piece of paper and lightly rub it with the side of the pencil lead and the details of the coin will appear!


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Because pencil "lead" is not lead. Pencils haven't used lead cores since Roman times. However, lead poisoning was still possible up until the mid 20th century as the painted wooden casing often contain high concentrations of lead. Confusion about the source of the poisoning may have led (sic) people to think the core was actually made of lead, however the term "lead" does not refer to the carbon element itself, it's just a general term for a pencil's core. "Put some graphite in your pencil" just doesn't have the same ring to it as "put some lead in your pencil".


How many cubic inches of lead in a pencil?

None. It is graphite not lead in a pencil. How much graphite in a pencil? About 2/3 cubic inch (=6" x pi * (3/16)^2)


How does a pencil works?

A pencil works for having carbon inside it. when you put a lead inside it. There is another type of pen pencil


Is pencil lead solution?

Pencil lead is a compound


Is there lead in marijuana?

If your dealer put pencil lead in your bag, you got ripped off. If there was lead in the water it was grown in, some of it will have traveled into the plant.


Is a pencil poison?

If your asking if the pencil has Lead, then the answer is that most pencils do NOT have lead in them anymore.


Which has the most lead aluminum or pencil lead?

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