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Most of the outer electrons in the metal alloy that make up the magnet spin in the same direction and in the same plane. This causes a magnetic field to surround the magnet. This magnetic field interacts with the outer electrons in other materials and if they too can be made to spin in the sme direction and will be attracted to the magnet. If the other material is a permanent magnet the fields can interact to attract each other or repel each other.
Iron is one of the most common substances on earth. If the sand is rich in iron (or other magnetic particles), then it will be attracted to a magnet.
They usually achieve "Noble Gas" configuration
Magnets are just certain minerals that create a strong magnetic field. Everything in the universe, down to our atoms, creates a magnetic field (which is why you can't walk through walls, even though the atoms in you are relatively far apart from one another). Some metals (such as iron) have a magnetic field that is attracted to the field from a magnet. So, the two objects, if given the opportunity, will try to go nearer to each other.
Some minerals contain magnetite, which is atracted to magnets.
Fluorine (F) is the most electronegative element because it has 5 electrons in it's 2p subshell. The optimal electron configuration of the 2p subshell has 6 electrons. Since F is close to this optimal configuration, electrons are highly attracted to the nucleus.
such substances are not attracted towards magnet and are known as Diamagnetic substances.
Most of the outer electrons in the metal alloy that make up the magnet spin in the same direction and in the same plane. This causes a magnetic field to surround the magnet. This magnetic field interacts with the outer electrons in other materials and if they too can be made to spin in the sme direction and will be attracted to the magnet. If the other material is a permanent magnet the fields can interact to attract each other or repel each other.
Magnets are most commonly made out of metal, so yes, two metal magnets can repel. But metals such as iron are attracted to magnets even if the metal itself is not magnetized. Iron is attracted to both poles of a magnet, and it can not be repelled by a magnet.
if a nail has any iron in it, it will be attacted to a magnet. Most nails are made of steel, a substance created from iron.
Iron is one of the most common substances on earth. If the sand is rich in iron (or other magnetic particles), then it will be attracted to a magnet.
Ferromagnetic. Iron or most any metal made primarly of iron (Fe).
The above answer is NOT correct. Coins are not magnetic, but depending on the metal they're made of SOME of them may be attracted to a magnet. Specifically, coins made of steel or high concentrations of nickel will be attracted to a magnet but those containing other metals such as copper or aluminum are not. Some Canadian, British, and European coins are made of steel as were 1943-dated US cents; all of these are attracted to a magnet. Other coins though have a lot of copper in them (e.g. most US coins except cents) and these are NOT attracted to a magnet.
A cold magnet attracts more than a hot magnet. This helps the flow of electricity which therefore helps the electric field, which therefore helps the magnetic field. They use cold magnets to power the LHC which collides hydrogen atoms. Obviously the cold magnet is very attracting.
Because most refrigerators are made of ferromagnetic materials, and ferromagnetic materials are attracted to magnets.
They usually achieve "Noble Gas" configuration
Magnets rely on the semi-free transfer of electrons between the magnet itself and the magnetic object allowing the molecules to be aligned to the same orientation as the magnet. Metals are the most common source of such a material but are not the only elements out there that react to a magnetic field.