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Question:

can zink, tin, lead, or aluminum be magnetized?

if you hold a magnet above it will it be attracted/

Answer:

In their pure – unalloyed state, no Zinc (Zn), Tin (Sn), Lead (Pb), or Aluminum (Al) are not magneticThe main characteristic that makes metals magnetic is having empty electron slots in the d orbitalIn the case of Al – there isn’t even a d orbitalZn, Sn, and Pb all have full d electron orbitals.

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