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No, a magnet does NOT have the ability to attract materials that are NON-magnetic (unless it has something magnetic on it, or has magnetic material in it). Duhhh!!! I'm in seventh grade and even I know that!!! ; )

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Yes it can. i can remember doing an experiment at school where we had a magnet on a bracket and a paperclip on some string attached to a weight. we made a gap between the two and held some materials in the gap paper and plastic and other non magteic materials didnt stop the magnetism passing through.

it can pas through non-magnetic materials but it cant pass through magnetic materials

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No. Magnets only repel magnets of the same polarization, and do not magnetically influence non magnetic materials.

In the field of physics, there are many types of magnetic behavior that depend on the substances makeup. Three main types of magnetic behavior are:

  • Ferromagnetic materials are the typical magnets we all know about. They attract unmagnetized magnetic materials and attract or repel other magnets depending on polarity.
  • Paramagnetic materials can't become magnets but are very, very weakly attracted to magnets, so weak that special instruments are need to notice this. Such materials include aluminum and oxygen.
  • Diamagnetic materials also can't become magnets but are very, very weakly repelled by magnets. So weak that you need more powerful instruments to detect them than for paramagnetic materials. Most things not magnetic or paramagnetic are considered diamagnetic. Examples are carbon, copper, water.
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Magnets do not attract nonmagnetic materials.

The term "nonmagnetic material" means a material that is unaffected by a magnetic field. Typical examples are glass, plastic, wood, aluminum etc.

A nonmagnetic material is not the same as a material that is not magnetized.

The classification of magnetic properties of materials can get a little complex. Further, it is a matter of degree since all materials have something called a magnetic permeability and if that is large, the material is more strongly affected by a magnetic field.

There are a number of materials that you can not make into a permanent magnet but which are nonetheless attracted by a permanent magnet. In those materials, there is typically an iron compound or atoms with a magnetic moment. An atom with a magnetic moment is itself a tiny magnet and so if there are enough of them a material will be attracted to a permanent magnet. Such materials are magnetic materials, not nonmagnetic materials.

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Yes. A magnet weakly attracts many objects which aren't metals.

Given a magnet powerful enough, it can attract those objects.

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A magnet is something that will attract another magnetic to or away from itself. Magnets usually follow the magnetized north and south poles.

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yes. An example would be: electric coils... which are in motors and generators.

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What is the difference between magnetic metal and nonmagnetic metal?

When magnetic material is kept in a magnetic field then it experiences a force. when nonmagnetic material is placed then there is no force acting on it. If you know, the origin of magnetism, you will find that when the electrons of any substance cancel the total charge of each other(produced by their spinning and moving around the nucleus) then that sub. is non-magnetic.


How do scrap yards separate metals from non magnetic metals?

They use electromagnets to separate magnetic metals from non-magnetic metals/materials in scrapyards.


What is a magnets magnetic field?

Whatever it is that enables a magnet to push another magnet without ever touching it, is called the "magnetic field". It is an invisible attribute of a magnet that surrounds the magnet and exerts forces on other magnets and some non magnets, like iron.


How would magnets make a plant grow taller and faster?

Magnets exert magnetic fields, as do electrical currents through wire. These magnetic fields have no impact on water transport through plant tissues, or on any of the minerals plants take up from the soil. Nor would magnets improve the process of photosynthesis. Theoretically, magnets should not have any impact on plant growth. Of course, this would need to be tested, preferably in a double blind experiment to rule out any effect of bias contamination of the results. Three groups of plants--one with magnets, one with non magnetic masses of roughly the same mass and density in place of the magnets, and a third control group with neither magnets or fake magnets should be grown in homogeneous soil, subject to equal measures of sunlight and water. The expected result would be no statistically significant difference in germination rate, plant growth, flower and fruit production, or overall plant longevity.


This type of force needs to touch something to affect it?

A contact force, such as friction. If a car wheel wasn't on the ground there couldn't be friction. A non-contact force could be magnets, the two magnets don't need to touch to repel or attract :)

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Do magnets repel non magnetic materials not including electro-magnets?

of course not.


Difference between magnetic and non-magnetic materials?

Simple answer: Magnetic materials are affeted by magnets while non magnetic materials are not Advanced: Magnetic (or paramagnetic) materials have unpaired electrons, causing atoms to align in a certain pattern when a magnet is introduced


Can magnets work on the following materials water wood and plastic?

Water, wood, and plastic are all non-magnetic. Magnets will not attract them.


Does silver stick to magnets?

No, they don't because they're non magnetic. Some commen magnetic materials are iron,nickel,cobalt and steel


Examples of non magnets?

Examples of non magnets are wood, petroleum, oxygen, etc.


Is copper a magnetic material?

Cu is slightly diamagnetic -- has a small tendency to repel magnets, so no, not a magnetic material.


Which can not be used for making permanent magnets?

Aluminum, Brass, Lead, Plastic or Paper because those materials are non-magnetic!


How will distinguish magnets from non magnetized magnetic materials?

You can use a device that detects magnetism. A compass needle may suffice.


How will you distinguish magnets from non magnetized magnetic materials?

You can use a device that detects magnetism. A compass needle may suffice.


What are non magnetic substances?

In non-magnetic materials,the magnetic moments of individual atoms are randomly arranged giving net zero magnetic moment such that these materials are not affected when an external magnetiv field is applied


What are non magnetic materials called?

Non-magnetic materials are referred to as diamagnetic.


Is silver magnetic or a non magnetic?

Of course not. Fe (iron) and steel are attracted to magnets. Silver is not