what is number 2 pencil?
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Pencil lead comes in a range of hardness that dictates how dark the pencil line will be. Artist pencils use a scale ranging from 9H (hardest and lightest) to 9B (softest and darkest) with F and HB leads being the middle of the scale.\n\nThe United States uses an alternate scale for writing pencils that goes from #1 to #4.  A #2 pencil is the equivelant of an HB or mediuim tone and hardness pencil.
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There's a chamber filled with several pencil leads, along with a little funnel with a hole at the end. What ends up happening is that a lead gets into the hole and falls through (Graphite is a very good lubricant). Whenever you click the eraser, or a button on the side, it hits a spring that pushes the lead forward just a little bit. Another type of mechanical pencil allows you to spin the tip to get more lead out, but that one simply works like a screw.
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Yeah and how come you never see the number one pencils. Maybe only the elite members of society can see them.
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You're probably holding the wrong type pencil while you and your bf are going at it. A number 2 pencil won't work. Try a number 1.\n\nIf all else fails. Seek mental help. You're in dire need of it.
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click the pencil in the tool bar
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It is not known who invented the first pencil. The pencil was first documented in 1565 by Conrad Gesner, and its invention is sometimes attributed to him, though this is unlikely. European craftsman (woodworkers) were the first known pencil manufacturers, and it wasn't until the late 1700's that manufacturing techniques similar to those practiced today were developed.
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To give me two more points
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#2..OPPS WHERE IS # 2....!
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The number is a rating for the hardness of the lead/graphite.  Lower numbers are softer, higher numbers are harder.  The #2 is optimal for optical scan sheets and wear.
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when you push, some of the weight of the object being pushed is transfered to your feet and aids traction.\n\npushing a pencil puts more weight on the lead.
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Simple:  Graphite is mixed with various amounts of clay in order to create different values of pigment.  \nThe lead "hardness" ranges from HB (super soft and DARK pigment -the higher the # followed by HB, the softer the clay with a higher content of graphite) to high #'s (not followed by an HB).  The higher the # on the opposite side of the scale, the harder the clay with diminishing amounts of graphite.  \n\nA #2 pencil has just the right amount of pigment to be read by scan-tron machines and is easier to erase than darker leads when mistakes are made.
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Love Sharpener\n  A pencil sharpener, patent # 594,114\n\nPlasterer's Hawk\n  A board and handle to hold plaster, patent #452,419
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Nothing.  The number on the pencil refers to the hardness of the "lead" (actually graphite) used in it.  A #2 pencil uses more compact lead and so smudges less and leaves clearer markings than a #1 pencil does.  On the other hand, it's lead is softer than a #3 pencil, which would not leave a clear mark without pressing hard enough to tear the paper on which most tests are written.\n\nTherefore, the administrators of the test require you to use a pencil with a #2 hardness lead in it, which is lucky for you because at this point, #2 pencils are pretty much the standard pencils you're going to find if you just go and buy a box of "pencils".\n\nAddendum:  The machine used to score the test couldn't tell whether or not you used the correct pencil lead, but like I said a #1 would likely smudge too much to make the test machine readable, and a #3 would tear through the paper, and the machine wouldn't be able to read it as a result.  So long story short, it couldn't tell if you used the wrong lead, but it probably couldn't read the test properly if you did.
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i dont know if a mole is the HEART of chemistry, but it is important for relating things from the molecular level to the measureable level\n\na pencil is not just one element, it is usually made of wood, metal, rubber, and graphite \n\nif you were asking what is the graphite (commonly called lead) is made of, it is carbon.  atoms of carbon make up molecules of graphite
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Bernard Lassimone, a French mathematician, applied for the first patent (french patent #2444) on pencil sharpeners, in 1828. In 1847, Therry des Estwaux invented the manual pencil sharpener.
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Invisible Blue\n Hey it is in my set of Colored Pencils. Honestly!!!
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thanx for the 2 point!