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Graphite can act as a permanant magnet at room temparature. Though we say that magnets attract only iron, nickel and cobalt a sufficiently powerful magnet and graphite can be attracted to each other. To understand this better take a relatively powerful magnet, bring it near an ordinary graphite pencil and observe. If that does not work, try taking out the lead of the pencil and repeat the process
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Do magnets attract all metals?
No. Magnets do not attract gold, silver, aluminum, brass, copper or lead. Magnets will attract nickel and iron or steel.
Do magnets attract or repel in vacuum?
Vacuum has no effect on the actions of magnets.
Would magnets attract to a paperclip under water?
magnets dont lose their magnetism under water. According to me magnets do attract paper under water.
Do positive and negative magnets attract or positive and positive or negative and negative?
polar opposites attract. that's where the phrase "opposites attract" comes from.AnswerThere are no such things as 'positive' or 'negative' magnets, other than in the minds of magnetic therapists who seem to have very little scientific knowledge of magnetism! Magnetic poles, not magnets, are named after the directions in which the point when freely suspended -i.e. north and south.
Can magnet pull threw paper?
No, a magnet cannot pull through paper because paper is not a magnetic material and does not attract to magnets. Magnets can only attract materials that contain iron, nickel, or cobalt.
Is steel attractive to magnets?
no carbon steel not attract to magnets
Is carbon steel attracted to magnets?
Yes, carbon steel is attracted to magnets because it contains iron, which is a magnetic material. However, the magnetic properties of carbon steel can vary depending on its composition and any heat treatment it has undergone.
What is there in magnet that attract metals?
There are magnets in magnets that magnetically attract metal...
What do magnets not attract to?
what will not attract to a magnet
What metals attract magnet?
No metals can attract a magnet. Only magnets can attract metals. (Believe me there is a difference). However the most common examples of metals which magnets would be able to pick up are Iron and Steel (steel is an alloy of Iron and Carbon)
Do magnets attract iron and what other materials do they attract?
Yes, magnets attract iron and other materials such as nickel and cobalt.
Does magnets attract?
No.
Do magnets attract all metals?
No. Magnets do not attract gold, silver, aluminum, brass, copper or lead. Magnets will attract nickel and iron or steel.
What type of metals does a magnet repel?
Usually magnets attract any iron based metals. Magnets usually only attract or repel other magnets
Do magnets measure mass?
No they attract to other magnets.
What are the things that magnets can attract?
Magnets can attract to almost anything that contains these 4 things. Steel, Iron, Cobalt, and Nickel.
How are magnets the same?
Magnets are able to attract magnetic objects.
