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No, modern pencils contain graphite (not lead) and therefore you cannot get lead poisoning from them. Also, yes because if you can find a pencil with lead still in it you can get lead poisioning.....(obviously)

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Can a mechanical pencil give you lead poisoning?

If the pencil contains graphite lead, it is not toxic and cannot give you lead poisoning. However, if the pencil contains actual lead or other harmful substances, it could pose a risk of lead poisoning if ingested or inhaled in large amounts.


Can you get lead poisoning from a number two pencil?

Pencils have never been made from lead. They are made with Graphite, a form of carbon. So you can not get lead poisoning from a pencil.


What do you do if you are stabbed with a lead pencil?

You tell your parents or if there's nobody there, either call your doctor. You could either get led poisoning or blood poisoning. But if you get the led out with a pin then you could give it a couple days but if the stab starts to get warm then it might be getting infected. I would put some Neosporin on and if its a big cut then put a band aid on. You see, I just got stabbed with a pencil by my friend and my mom had to get the led out with a pin and it HURT! :(


Can you get lead poision from a pencil?

No, you cannot get lead poisoning from a pencil. Pencils do not contain lead; they use graphite for the writing material. Graphite is not toxic and cannot cause lead poisoning.


Will you get lead poisoning if graphite from a pencil enters the bloodstream?

No ,because there is no lead in a graphite pencil, only carbon.


What kind of led does a 2 pencil have?

It does not have led it has graphite.


Can you get led poison from ink?

No, modern pencils contain graphite (not lead) and therefore you cannot get lead poisoning from them. Also, yes because if you can find a pencil with lead still in it you can get lead poisioning.....(obviously)


What is pencil led made of?

graphite


Is a lead pencil really made with lead?

no a led pencil is made of graphite


How did Samuel Maverick die?

led poisoning


What ia another name for lead in a pencil?

graphite ^ Wrong, that's another material used in a pencil which doesn't cause lead poisoning


Can you get lead poisoning from a pencil?

Actually "lead" is compressed graphite which is really harmless