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What was graphite believed to be a form of?
lead
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When large deposit of graphite was found in the 16th century in England, it was thought to be a form of lead. In many languages, the word for pencil literally means lead pen. (German Bleistift, Polish ołówek, Arabic قلم رصاص)
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Dawniej uważano, że grafit to forma pewnej substancji innej niż węgiel. Jakiej?
ołowiu
rtęci
żelaza
kredy
Gdy w XVI wieku odkryto i rozpoczęto eksploatację dużych pokładów grafitu w Anglii, uważano go za formę ołowiu. To dlatego w wielu językach nazwa wykonanych z niego przyborów pisarskich pochodzi od ołowiu (polski ołówek, angielski lead pen, niemiecki Bleistift, arabski قلم رصاص).
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