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Magnets do not move aluminum because aluminum is a non-ferromagnetic material, meaning it does not have the magnetic properties required to be attracted to a magnet. While aluminum can be affected by a magnetic field (it can experience induced magnetism), it does not retain any magnetic properties and therefore does not respond to the magnet in the same way that ferromagnetic materials like iron do. Instead, aluminum may experience a weak repulsion or attraction in the presence of a strong magnetic field, but it will not be directly moved by a typical magnet.

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