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Mysterious compound

  1. Mar 5, 2007 #1

    runmitch16

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    hey this is my first post and i have some sort of compound sitting in front of me that my teacher has asked me to figure out and i just need some help it looks like small black beads and are pretty shiny plz answer back
     
    runmitch16, Mar 5, 2007
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  3. Mar 5, 2007 #2

    Doodan

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    if it's black then it's carbon
    can you provide any more specifics?
     
    Doodan, Mar 5, 2007
  4. Mar 5, 2007 #3

    runmitch16

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    well i just was messing around with it and its very malleable
     
    runmitch16, Mar 5, 2007
  5. Mar 5, 2007 #4

    ‡brandon

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    try to see if you can scrape some peices off of it with a knife. If its like dust then its probly carbon.
     
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    ‡brandon, Mar 5, 2007
  6. Mar 5, 2007 #5

    runmitch16

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    haha wow i never even thought of that lol yea they are just like little carbon beads thanks alot guys it writes like a pencil
     
    runmitch16, Mar 5, 2007
  7. Mar 6, 2007 #6

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    What about lead shot from a shotgun shell?
     
    chemisttree, Mar 6, 2007
  8. Mar 7, 2007 #7

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    chemisttree, Mar 7, 2007
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