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Lead pencil is made up of lead metal.

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding the Statement**: The statement claims that a lead pencil is made up of lead metal. 2. **Identifying the Composition of a Lead Pencil**: In reality, a lead pencil is not made from lead metal. Instead, it is primarily composed of graphite. 3. **Defining Graphite**: Graphite is an allotrope of carbon. This means that it is a different structural form of carbon, where carbon atoms are arranged in a specific way. ...
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