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Why can only some metals attract?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Your question is unclear. However mass, not only metal, attracts, it never repels. It is one of the fundamentals of the universe. There is no explanation for it, it is simply a fact.

If you are referring to magnetism then only some substances are affected. Most notably, iron and its alloys. Some other elements are affected but less so.

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