Question

Answer the following questions about pencil drawing:

- When were pencils first used?
- What is graphite?
- What is an HB pencil?
- What happens when the H# is increased?

Answer 1

1. 1795.

2. Graphite is a mineral. It is extremely soft, with very light pressure, and has a very low specific gravity, used on pencils to write with.

3. HB stands for Hard Black on a pencil. It is a scale of the thickness and softness on a pencil.

4. I’m honestly not sure

Answer 2

- Pencils were first used in 1795.

- Graphite is one of crystalline's that are formed from carbon.

- An HB pencil is a standard pencil, equivalent to a #2 pencil.

- When the H is increased, the pencil will be harder.

Step-by-step explanation:

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