I was watchimg CSI NY and the bullits they pulled from a body were magnetised... I always thought lead could not be magnetic.
2007-09-01 13:06:21 · 5 answers · asked by numericobi 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Lead can't be magnetized but some bullets have a steel jacket, the steel could be magnetized.
2007-09-01 13:25:09 · answer #1 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most, if not all, metals with unpaired electrons in them (like lead) can be magnetized if they are cooled down below a temperature called the Curie point, which is the threshold beyond which a magnetic material loses its magnetic properties. Iron will do this around 800C. I'm not sure when lead becomes magnetic.
2007-09-01 21:50:04 · answer #2 · answered by Art V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lead cannot be magnetized. I know nothing about weaponry, so I don't know if the bullets referenced in the TV show may have been composed of magnetic material. I do recognize, though, that reality is sometimes conveniently warped to accommodate a story line.
2007-09-01 20:21:57 · answer #3 · answered by Shev 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lead can not be magnetized, but not all bullets are lead. Remember the Lone ranger with silver bullets.(True story) and needed to kill a werewolf. I have seen copper "lead" bird shot
2007-09-01 20:59:17 · answer #4 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No lead is not steel or iron, the only two things that can be magnetized. Even though they said it on TV it might not be true.
2007-09-01 21:07:41 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋