Why is graphite used to make pencil leads?

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Graphite is a form of Carbon and it is extremely brittle, as even application of small amount of pressure on graphite, makes it break, thus it is an excellent tool of writting without application of large amount of stress. Thus it is used in making pencil leads.

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Which of the following elements is used to make pencil lead?

The pencil leads are made of mainly :
(a) lithium (b) charcoal (c) lead (d) graphite

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