General Knowledge - General Science - Discussion

Graphite is form of carbon.

Graphite is one of the allotrope of carbon and it is Black in color.

And one doubt. What is the difference between Graphite and Lead pencil?

What is compound present in eraser?

Pencils present graphite on the middle round of it. Graphite can easily mark on the paper cause graphite is the one element to make a pencil.

Graphite can easily mark on the paper. So, a pencil make in graphite.

Graphite's colour is black. Paper colour is white and graphite can mark on the paper easily. So, graphite is the one element to make a pencil.

Which used in a color pencil also graphite or any other non metal?

Most pencil marked a graphite mixed a clay and a leaves grey and black mark easily eraser.

As pencil is slippery in touch and the graphite is also slippery in touch. Also pencil is black in color as graphite is. People believe that mankind in stone age used a graphite stone to write on mud so scientist even tried to do same so pencils were created.

Graphite is very soft to easy sharp and very easy write on paper and its smoothly removable. Graphite is a non metal.

It is a good conductor. If a pencil point touch the electric current. It we give a spark & chocking smell.

Graphite is metal or non metal.