Surprising Attraction of Non-Magnetic Materials to Magnets

Authors

  • Tin Trung Vo Student
  • Gerald Pollack University of Washington

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24297/jap.v14i2.7368

Keywords:

Magnet

Abstract

We explored the effects of static magnetic fields on materials commonly classified as non-ferromagnetic and non-paramagnetic. By floating pieces of paper, wood, Teflon, and Nafion on different liquids and placing those objects near a neodymium magnet, we found that the objects moved consistently towards the magnet. As the distance between object and magnet diminished, the attraction strengthened. The results imply that objects currently classified as non-magnetic may in fact be at least weakly magnetic.

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Published

2018-07-01

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Vo, T. T., & Pollack, G. (2018). Surprising Attraction of Non-Magnetic Materials to Magnets. JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN PHYSICS, 14(2), 5520–5525. https://doi.org/10.24297/jap.v14i2.7368

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Vol. 14 No. 2

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