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Q: Why won't a magnet pick up a penny or a piece of wood?
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Will a strong magnet attract a piece of copper?

no it wont because copper is not a type of magnet even though it is a metal


What could you do to an electro magnet to make it weaker?

You can pull the cord from the magnet to make it weaker so it wont pick up as many items you think it will


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You found a penny that wont stick to a magnet?

Please try the rest of the pennies in your pocket change.NO American cent will stick to a magnet except the steel ones minted in 1943. All the rest are either bronze (up to mid-1982) or zinc (mid-1982 to the present) and neither of those materials are attracted to a magnet.


Will a small magnet harm my mp3 player?

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Why wont your 1946 penny stick to a magnet?

For the same reason no other US cents stick to a magnet, except those dated 1943 - all other cents up to mi-1982 were made of bronze, which isn't a magnetic material.You DID try some other dates first . . . ?


Does putting a magnet in the water for 60 minutes make the magnet lose its magnetism?

No it wont but if the water is hot then it will lose its magnetism


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Does glass move away from magnet?

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Why wont a magnet help you separate a mixture of salt and water?

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Would a magnet effect a watch?

It depends on the watch and the magnet. If the magnet isn't strong enough, (and it probably wont take much) then it wont. Or, if the watch is made differently, it will not destroy it. Other then that, watch+magnet= bad watch .