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Subject:
Graphie in Pencils
Category: Reference, Education and News > Education Asked by: lordofthelinks-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
12 Mar 2006 11:59 PST
Expires: 11 Apr 2006 12:59 PDT 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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