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Well, there are two poles to a magnet. A negative one and a positive one. Since metals are good conductors of charge and the paper clip is a metal object, they will attract. The charge of the paperclip is opposite the charge to one of the poles of the magnet.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoi think that the paper clip will be on the magnet.note:if you think this is not true re-ask your question ----
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∙ 14y agoThis is what magnet does * it starts getting heavy * Then it pulls out of your hand by force * And then sticks to the paper clip asfar as it is iron
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∙ 12y agoit will attract the paperclip because the paperclip is metal
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How come you can lift a paper clip with a magnet without touching it?
magnet attracts iron. paper clip made of iron magnet atrracts paper clip...
A magnet and a metal paper clip have the strongest magnetic attraction when the distance between them is?
Zero - that is, when they are touching. The strength of the magnetic force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the magnet and the paper clip.
Measurements for a stretched out paper clip?
An regular size paper clip streaches out to four and a half inches.
Paper clip and paper towel trick?
it is your face! in other words ugly
What household items that are one inch?
paper clip
How come you can lift a paper clip with a magnet without touching it?
magnet attracts iron. paper clip made of iron magnet atrracts paper clip...
What will happen to the paper clip when a sheet is placed between the bar magnet and the paper clip?
Magnetic filed of the bar magnet will penetrate a paper. Hence the clip will be attracted and stick to the magnet pressing the paper too to the magnet.
What does a magnent do to a paper clip?
The paper clip clings to the the magnet
WHICH IS MORE POWERFUL GRAVITY OR MAGNETISM?
Well, let's see. If I have a paper clip on a table and a magnet in my hand, and I slowly pass the magnet over the paper clip, the magnet in my hand is pulling the paper clip up with magnetism. If my magnet is close enough to the paper clip, the paper clip will jump up to the magnet ... even though the whole Earth is pulling it down with gravity.
Why the bar magnet attracts the paper clip with more force?
probably because the paper clip weighs less against the magnet
Jeremy has a strong magnet He put a paper clip on his desk and held the magnet sixteen centimeters over the paper clip If the paper clip has a mass of 1 gram and the magnet exerts a force of 0.012?
12 m/s2
Can a magnet attract a paper clip with a card broad between which other?
No, a magnet will not be able to attract a paper clip that has a cardboard between them. The cardboard will act as a barrier, preventing the magnetic force from reaching the paper clip.
If a paper clip is rubbed in one direction against a strong magnet what does the magnet cause to occur in the paper clip?
Aligns the electrons in the same direction
If you have a a magnet stuck to the nail then a paper clip stuck to the nail then you take the magnet away and the nail in the paper clip are still together why did that happen?
this happens because the magnet has magnetised the nail
The paper clip is used to balance the weight of the magnet Why is the paper clip further away from the pivot than the magnet?
that is a paractise question for yr 9 sats
What can happen when you rub a magnet on a paper clip?
A paper clip is made up of iron or steel. It consists of particles called domains which are randomly arranged. When a magnet is rubbed on a paper clip, the domains arrange themselves in one direction. Thus it gets magnetized and behaves as a magnet.
Can a magnet repel a paperclip?
A magnet can repel a paper clip if the paper clip is magnetized and the two north poles or two south poles of the magnets are facing each other.
