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Name the black substance of pencil. Will the current flow through the electrical circuit when we use the sharpened ends of the pencil to complete the circuit?

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Name the black substance of pencil. Will the current flow through the electrical circuit when we use the sharpened ends of the pencil to complete the circuit?

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Solution

The black substance inside a pencil is graphite.
Yes, current will flow through the electrical circuit if we use the sharpened ends of the pencil to complete the circuit, as graphite is a good conductor of electricity.

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Chapter 4: Carbon And Its Compounds - Exercise 1 [Page 271]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 4 Carbon And Its Compounds
Exercise 1 | Q 8. | Page 271
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