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What Si unit would you use to measure the width of a pencil lead?
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∙ 9y ago
Pencil lead is very narrow. Millimeter can be used to measure it.
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoMm would be used to measure the width of pencil lead. Lead is so small that sometime micrometers would be used.
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Would 0.5 mm work for a 0.7 lead pencil?
No. The lead would fall out.
How do you measure the thickness of a pencil lead?
The easiest way is probably using a caliper micrometer.
Is pencil lead is Pb free?
There is no lead in pencil - Pencil is made from graphite
What is the formula for pencil lead?
The formula for pencil lead is c3,h2o
What objects can lead be made into?
pencil . The 'lead' in a pencil is actually graphite.
What metric unit would you use measure the diameter of a pencil lead?
Millimeters.
What properties of the pencil make them good choices for use in the object?
Pencils are structurally very simple the lead and the casing are the main parts. The weight of the lead, and the width of the lead if the main components that effect how the pencil looks on paper.
How would you improve a pencil?
I would improve a pencil by using less wood and lead.
What is on the inside of a pencil?
The inside of a pencil is called "lead". It is graphite and it is what allows the pencil to write.The outer shell of a pencil consists of wood whilst the inside usually contains a stick of graphite/lead that can vary in width.
How do you measure thickness of a pencil lead?
The easiest way is probably using a caliper micrometer.
How do you measure the thickness of a pencil lead?
The easiest way is probably using a caliper micrometer.
What can you measure in mm?
Ear ring sizes, worms, nail length, pencil lead.
Would 0.5 mm work for a 0.7 lead pencil?
No. The lead would fall out.
What is the driffrent numbers on the side of the pencils for?
The number of the pencil is based on the type of carbon lead used inside. The thicker the carbon lead gets the higher the number of the pencil becomes. If you notice a mechanical pencil is 0.9mm in diameter so it would be called a #0.9 pencil. A #2 pencil's lead is 2mm in diameter. So Why would we call a pencil a #3 pencil? Because it's lead is 3mm in diameter.
Is it called a lead pen or a lead pencil?
lead pen because a lead pencil is a regular pencil.
Does pencil lead have coal in it?
Pencil lead does not have coal. Pencil lead contains graphite.
Why the term lead pencil incorrect?
lead pencil is incorrect because it lead pencil
