They would attract each other. I'm thinking of balancing them both and make some sort of a makeshift compass but think that's a sketchy solution.haruspex said:Consider different orientations and relative positions in which you might bring them together. What would you expect to observe?
In the same way, regardless of their relative positions and orientations?Despot said:They would attract each other.
Yes I believe a magnet and a magnetic metal will always attract each other. Am I missing something here?haruspex said:In the same way, regardless of their relative positions and orientations?
I think you are.Despot said:Yes I believe a magnet and a magnetic metal will always attract each other. Am I missing something here?
If it was for example a bar magnet I'd orient 1 end to the metal object I was trying to pick up.haruspex said:I think you are.
Suppose you wanted to pick up a metal object using a magnet. How would you orient the magnet towards the object?
And I just got it, thank you!haruspex said:I think you are.
Suppose you wanted to pick up a metal object using a magnet. How would you orient the magnet towards the object?
Quite a nice example of knowing the answer intuitively, but not realising you do.Despot said:And I just got it, thank you!
Iron, nickel, cobalt, and some alloys of rare earth metals are considered magnetic.
The presence of unpaired electrons in the metal's outermost energy level allows it to create a magnetic field.
You can use a magnet to test if a metal is magnetic. If the metal is attracted to the magnet, it is considered magnetic.
No, only certain metals have the necessary properties to become magnets. These are typically referred to as ferromagnetic metals.
A magnet is a material that can create its own magnetic field, while a metal that is attracted to a magnet is simply responding to an external magnetic field.