fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 months ago[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Spacemander.xyzimagemessage-square148linkfedilinkarrow-up11.47Karrow-down135
arrow-up11.44Karrow-down1image[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Spacemander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square148linkfedilink
minus-squarexor@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·2 months agoit hasn’t been graphite for while now either….
minus-squareArcka@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoRegular chalk is calcium carbonate. Crayola’s website says their sidewalk chalk uses calcium sulfate (gypsum as an ingredient in plaster of paris). So they’re both calcium salts.
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it hasn’t been graphite for while now either….
Chalk isn’t chalk?
Regular chalk is calcium carbonate. Crayola’s website says their sidewalk chalk uses calcium sulfate (gypsum as an ingredient in plaster of paris).
So they’re both calcium salts.
no