Does magnetism affect gravity

Answer 1

No. They are very different.

Here are a few differences:

-- Gravity creates a force between every two objects. Magnetism only acts between objects made of certain substances that are 'magnetic'.

-- Gravity can only attract objects toward each other. Magnetic force can pull objects together and can also push objects apart.

-- Magnetic force can be created by an electric current flowing through a wire. Gravitational force can't be created in any way that we know of; it simply exists in the space around any mass.

-- You can take a magnet and make it a non-magnet, by heating it or hitting it with a hammer. But there is no way to make a mass stop exerting gravitational force on other masses.

-- You can shield yourself from magnetism by wrapping yourself in appropriate substances, (like aluminum foil for example). But there is no shield that blocks gravity out.

Answer 2

Magnetism does not directly affect the force of gravity. However, the magnetic force can oppose gravity, for example lifting a paper-clip from the ground with a permanent magnet means that the magnetic force of the magnet is greater than the gravitational pull of Earth.