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No, a magnet cannot pick up a nickel because nickels are made of a non-magnetic material (75% copper and 25% nickel). Magnets are attracted to ferromagnetic materials like iron, nickel, and cobalt.

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How far can a magnet pull up to?

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Can a magnet pick up aluminum?

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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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Can any metal object be picked up by a magnet?

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How many paperclips can a bar magnet pick up?

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Can scrap heap magnets pick up cobalt?

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