Any magnetic element other than iron?

Question

Any liquid with magnetic properties?

Answer 1

Water, graphite, and bismuth are weakly diamagnetic. That means they magnetize in the opposite direction to the applied magnetic field. This is as opposed Iron and nickle, which are significantly ferromagnetic, meaning they magnetize in the same direction as the applied field.

Answer 2

Other commonly used magnetic elements are nickel and cobalt (like iron, they are transition elements).

I don't know of any true magnetic liquid, but have seen suspensions of magnetic particles in oil used to produce weird effects. Also, any conducting liquid with a current flowing through it will be magnetic, so I guess you could say that mercury is a liquid with magnetic properties as long as you hook it up to a battery.

Answer 3

In terms of liquid no. Not unles you melt down the elements of iron and nickel. However, when you do melt it down, it temporarily loses it's magnetic charge. Also, any metal can be magnetized through means of an electromagnet.

Answer 4

Here is a good article explaining about the different types of magnetism.....
Iron for example is Ferromagnetic, but there are several other types such as Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism.

See link....
http://www.irm.umn.edu/hg2m/hg2m_b/hg2m_b.html