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Normally nickel plating is applied to base metals that aren't attracted to a magnet. At the atomic level the plating itself is attracted but it's such a small amount of the total composition that the entire item won't stick to a magnet.
The nickel component of US nickels (and nickel-clad coins such as dimes, quarters, and half-dollars) is so low that the coins aren't attracted for the same reason. Nickel metal makes up only 25% of a nickel coin and 8% of the other coins.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agoA magnet will not pick up a US five cent piece, a nicke,l because it is not made of nickel. It is a copper-nickel alloy.
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∙ 8y agoYes yes it is............................................. because it has an ability to attacted the magnet
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∙ 10y agoMagnets pick up iron and pure nickle contains no iron. So no.
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∙ 13y agoNo, it can't.
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∙ 11y agonickel is a magnetic metal like iron
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∙ 12y agoYes
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What do magnets pick up?
Metal and metalloid objects that have magnetic materials in them.
What are the 4 magnetic materials?
the 4 magnetic materials are iron, steel, copper and nickel
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 stick on all metals?
Iron (Fe), Nickel (Ni), Cobalt (Co) and some alloys are the only metals that respond to magnetism.
What kind of magnet will pick up brass and copper?
None you dumb a$$Magnets only work on Ferris materials
What is more often used in magnets aluminum or nickel?
Nickel is used more in magnets
Why do big magnets pick up little magnets?
because it is bigger than the little magnets and has more power than the little magnets do.
Can a magnet pick up a coin that is 60 percent silver and 40 percent copper?
No. Magnets can only attract coins with high amounts of nickel and/or steel. It cannot even attract common cupro-nickel (75%, 25%) coins.
Is the element nickel found in magnets?
Nickel is a ferromagnetic material, like iron and cobalt, so quite a few magnets have nickel in them. Nickel shows strong magnetic properties up to 355°C (671°F).Nickel is also a major constituent of Alnico, which is an alloy of Aluminum, Nickel and Cobalt. This alloy is widely used in magnets. Alnico magnets are found in industrial and consumer applications where strong permanent magnets are needed like in electric motors, guitar pickups, microphones, sensors, loudspeakers, etc.If not used directly in the magnet, Nickel is often used to plate magnets. Some common Nickel-plated magnets include Alnicos, Samarium Cobalt, and Neodymium Iron Boron
Can any metal object be picked up by a magnet?
Magnets only pick up ferromagnetic materials. There are many metals that a magnet will not pick up. A magnet will pick up an iron nail but will not pick up a piece of copper wire. Magnets will only pick up Nickel, Cobalt, Iron, and Steel, if I remember my middle school science correctly.
How does a cell phone pick up a paper clip?
the magnets on the speakers pick up the paper clip
Can you use magnets to pick up iron garbage?
Yes.
Do magnets blow up?
No. Magnets are just pieces of metal that are magnetically charged to attract to the nickel and iron on the earth's core. There is nothing done to the that causes them to blow up.
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)
Why can't a magnet pick up a dime?
Magnets only attract certain kinds of metals, mostly ferrous metals such as iron and steel, as well as pure nickel. US dimes are mostly made of copper with a small amount of nickel, not enough to be attracted to a magnet.
What do magnets stick on?
They stick to other magnets or iron, cobalt and nickel.
Magnets only stick to?
magnets only attract:ion, nickel and magnesium
