• Question: Do you think we could magnetise any other things that arn't steel nickel iron and cobalt

    Asked by to Anna, Elaine, Fiona, Kevin, Darren on 17 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Zhiming Darren Tan answered on 17 Jun 2014:

      Lots of other elements can be microscopically magnetic, but to make something magnetic enough that you can “feel” it, there are fewer examples. But still, the list you provide is quite long – enough for us to make useful things…

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      Elaine Cloutman-Green answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      Yes, we certainly can. Rare earth magnets are the most powerful and any electrical conductor will become magnetic when a current flows through it

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