The metal and the coin are both spelt NICKEL.
Iron, cobalt, and nickel are the only three metallic elements which are magnetic, so the answer to your question is YES. However, iron is much much more magnetic than the other two, so the full answer to your question is YES, BUT NOT VERY.
As for the U.S. "nickel" coin, it is nowadays 75% copper and 25% cupro-nickel alloy, so it must be a lot less magnetic than if it was all nickel, which would not be very magnetic anyway.
2007-02-06 08:06:08
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answered by Anonymous
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NICKEL is magnetic because from its electronic configuration it has a lot of unpaired electrons in the d orbitals. However, it is not as magnetic as you would usually associate with iron metals. Iron metals have a greater amount of magnetic property, strong enough that you can actually see it macroscopically, like picking up a relatively 'heavy object' as a nail with only a quarter-sized iron magnet.
In contrast, the magnetic property of nickel is not as strong using the same sized nickel magnet, be it in the form of coins or rods or vs. iron magnet, but there are instruments that can detect its magnitude.
2007-02-06 10:05:41
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answered by Aldo 5
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There is no such material as "nickle". The correct spelling is "NICKEL".
Chemical symbol Ni. Hard, silvery-white metal known primarily as alloy to improve strength and corrosion resistance of other metals, notably steel. Metal is slightly magnetic metal, of medium hardness and high degree of ductility and malleability, with high resistance to chemical and atmospheric corrosion. Pure nickel is used in galvanic plating, where objects must be coated with nickel before they can be plated with chrome. When used as an alloying agent, it is of great importance in iron-based alloys in stainless steels and in copper-based alloys such as cupro-nickel as well as in nickel-based alloys such as Monel. (About 65% of all nickel is used in the making of stainless steel.)
To answer your question in the shortest fashion; nickel is very slightly magnetic. If it wasn't, you couldn't pick up the 5 cent coin with a magnet (since it's comprised of either pure nickel or nickel and copper ... and we know copper is nonmagnetic!).
2007-02-06 08:51:16
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answered by CanTexan 6
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Nope. with few exceptions, only iron-containing materials are magnetic. Nickel is not.
2007-02-06 08:04:48
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answered by Anonymous
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Ni is a ferromagntic substance i.e.a substance which is strongly magnetised in the direction of external magnetic field.
2007-02-06 13:06:26
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answered by Jigisha 2
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Nickle is a non-magnetic metal.
2007-02-06 08:08:37
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answered by Chip 7
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No, but the compound Alnico which is made of aluminum, nickle and cobalt is...
2007-02-06 08:10:41
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answered by Gene 7
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nope
2007-02-06 09:19:07
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answered by busybody 3
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