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Magnets attract iron because iron is a ferromagnetic material, meaning its atoms align in a way that responds to magnetic fields. Paper, on the other hand, is made of non-magnetic materials like cellulose and does not have magnetic properties. So, magnets do not attract paper because it does not interact with magnetic fields in the same way as iron.

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