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Q: Graphie in Pencils ( No Answer,   2 Comments )
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Subject: Graphie in Pencils
Category: Reference, Education and News > Education
Asked by: lordofthelinks-ga
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Posted: 12 Mar 2006 11:59 PST
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Question ID: 706428
How does graphite in a pencil leave a mark on a piece of paper?

I really need this answer by the end of today, so if you could make
that possible I would greatly appreatite it. Thank you.
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Subject: Re: Graphie in Pencils
From: matthews88-ga on 12 Mar 2006 12:21 PST
 
Hello :-)
the graphite is so soft mineral, so when it's brush against the paper
it's leave small morsels, and those make the lines.
Subject: Re: Graphie in Pencils
From: skywayman-ga on 13 Mar 2006 00:28 PST
 
In atomic terms, graphite is a a material made up of Carbon, with 1
carbon atom joined covalently (very strong bond) to 3 other carbon
atoms, this forms 'flat sheets'or a layer of Carbon, then these sheets
are weakly bonded to other 'sheets' of graphite, and when the pencil
is pressed ontop the page, the bonds break between the layers of
graphite but not the covalent bonds between the atoms, and the layers
of graphite that are pulled of are deposited onto the page, and you
get the mark. That is the way I think o fit, and I am willing to be
proven wrong.

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