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Like poles repel and opposite poles attract.

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Q: When magnets repel and attract what does that mean?
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What type of metals does a magnet repel?

Usually magnets attract any iron based metals. Magnets usually only attract or repel other magnets


Conditions that magnets use for them to repel?

Magnets attract or repel other magnets thanks to something called the magnetic force.


What is the term when two magnets do not attract?

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Do magnets attract or repel in vacuum?

Vacuum has no effect on the actions of magnets.


What are the rules that tell whether two magnets will attract and repel?

The opposite poles attract and similar poles repel.


Can magnets attract metal in water?

yes even though magnets repel water


Explain the saying opposites attract and alikes repel?

Let's pretend that we do not know about the law that opposite poles attract and alike poles repel. We experiment with two magnets. And we find that sometimes we can make the magnets repel, and sometimes we can make them attract. Magnets like every other Mass in the universe, are made of Atoms,, including you, and me.


What does attract mean in sciencs?

It means how two things attract to each other. Such as the North and South pole of two magnets


What can magnets do to different materials?

It can repel or attract different materials depending on which they are


How do electromagnets affect nearby magnets?

If an electromagnet is close enough, it will either attract or repel other magnets.


What do like poles on magnets do?

Like poles repel; opposite poles attract.


What are the property of magnets?

Opposite poles of magnets attract each other while like poles repel. So... North is attracted to South but two Norths repeal and two Souths repel. Magnets are also attracted to magnetic substances such as Iron and Nickel. Basically, magnets have two poles, they come in various shapes and attract/repel other magnets.