Why do magnets stick to metal.
2006-07-12 05:05:28 · 3 answers · asked by jhseekings 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Metals stick to magnets because the magnet's own magnetic field will indirectly cause produce another magnetic field in the metal. This field will be the exact opposite of the one in the magnet. Simply put, the magnet has one pole (say north), and the piece of metal will have the opposite pole (south). Since opposite poles attract, the metal sticks.
2006-07-12 05:34:47 · answer #1 · answered by dennis_d_wurm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The metal's negatively charged, the magnet's positively charged, and so weak nuclear force (I think) bonds them.
2006-07-12 12:09:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Google would have been easier but here ya go:
http://van.hep.uiuc.edu/van/qa/section/electricity_and_magnets/magnets/887316782.htm
2006-07-12 12:07:47 · answer #3 · answered by jetteleigh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋