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See related link about magnetic materials. Magnetic fields are caused by moving electrons. Most atoms or molecules will have an electron spinning in one direction, paired with another electron spinning in the opposite direction. The tiny magnetic fields created by each spinning electron cancel each other out when they are paired like this.
Materials which attract to magnets have atoms with an electron that is not paired, and each atom will act like a tiny magnet. If you get enough of these tiny magnets pointing in the same direction, the material will act like a magnet. In some materials, the atoms will align themselves with an external magnetic field, creating a field with an attractive force to the external field. When the external field is removed, the atomic magnets may return to the previous state, or if enough of them remain pointing in the same direction, then the material becomes magnetized.
Plastic magnets, such as "kids" letters have a magnet, encased in plastic.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoWell, plastic merely means deformable, and I'm sure the door seals on my frig are magnetic plastics, made by loading up ceramic magnet dust into a plastic.
But non-magnetic materials are such as wood and ordinary plastics; and indeed most materials are not para-magnetic. That is, they will not allow a magnet to stick.
Mild steel is paramagnetic- it will allow a magnet to stick because the magnet induces an opposite, but impermanent, magnetic field in the mild steel.
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∙ 15y agoNo because of the itoms No, only ferrous metals are attracted to a magnet.
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∙ 11y agoIt will depend on how thick the plastic is. Plastic does not affect the magnetic fields, so if the field is big enough, it will work through the plastic.
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∙ 12y agoyes..they can...
plastic doesnt act as barrier for magnetic lines of forces....
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∙ 14y agoYes.
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∙ 14y agoYes
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Do your fingers stick to a magnet?
No, your fingers cannot stick to a magnet. Only iron or steel objects will stick to a magnet. Your fingers do not have those materials, so it will not stick to a magnet.
Will a magnet stick to the backside of a case holding a ambrotype photo?
If the case is a typical Ambrotype case, and the image is a true Ambrotype, no, a magnet will not stick, since there is no metal in either. The Ambrotype is on glass, the case is made of wood and leather or cloth, or of thermoplastic and the metal frame that surrounds the image is made of non-magnetic brass. A tintype, on the other hand, is made from sheet iron, and a magnet will stick, though it would take a fairly powerful magnet to stick through a layer of wood or plastic between. A magnet will stick directly to the back of a tintype plate, however. To cover all the bases, neither will a magnet stick to a Daguerreotype, since the Daguerreotype plate is silver on copper, neither of which is magnetic.
If you have gold with no karat markings will it stick to a magnet?
Gold, of any carat weight will not stick to a magnet. Only ferrous metals will stick to a magnet. Gold, aluminum, brass and copper are a few types of non-ferrous metals,and will not stick to a magnet. If your gold sticks to a magnet it is gold plated ferrous metal.
How can you make a magnet stick to aluminum?
Aluminum is not magnet meatal and cannot be a magnet.
Can a magnet stick to a wrench?
Magnets will stick to most wrenches.
What doesn't magnet stick to?
Things like wood and plastic.
What happens when a magnet is in a plastic bag?
it wouldn't make any affect, we think, and it would just stick to the plastic bag!
Do your fingers stick to a magnet?
No, your fingers cannot stick to a magnet. Only iron or steel objects will stick to a magnet. Your fingers do not have those materials, so it will not stick to a magnet.
Why does a mineral magnet stick to a magnet?
a mineral magnet can stick to a magnet because a mineral magnet has to poles the north and the south poles
How do you tell what are aluminum wheels?
If the wheels are steel, a magnet will stick. If aluminum, it will not.If the wheels are steel, a magnet will stick. If aluminum, it will not.
What is a Refrigerator magnet?
it is a magnet and you just stick it to your fridge
What is refrigerator magnet?
it is a magnet and you just stick it to your fridge
If you have gold with no karat markings will it stick to a magnet?
Gold, of any carat weight will not stick to a magnet. Only ferrous metals will stick to a magnet. Gold, aluminum, brass and copper are a few types of non-ferrous metals,and will not stick to a magnet. If your gold sticks to a magnet it is gold plated ferrous metal.
Will a magnet stick to the backside of a case holding a ambrotype photo?
If the case is a typical Ambrotype case, and the image is a true Ambrotype, no, a magnet will not stick, since there is no metal in either. The Ambrotype is on glass, the case is made of wood and leather or cloth, or of thermoplastic and the metal frame that surrounds the image is made of non-magnetic brass. A tintype, on the other hand, is made from sheet iron, and a magnet will stick, though it would take a fairly powerful magnet to stick through a layer of wood or plastic between. A magnet will stick directly to the back of a tintype plate, however. To cover all the bases, neither will a magnet stick to a Daguerreotype, since the Daguerreotype plate is silver on copper, neither of which is magnetic.
Will a magnet stick to Silver?
It depends on what silver it is!!CorrectionNo. Silver does not have the right atomic orientation to stick to a magnet.
Will magnet stick to silver?
no magnet cant attract silver
How do you make a science models with magnet?
put a stick with a magnet
