why does magnets attract metals only?what element is the natural occuring magnet?why does that particular element possess magnetic poles?
For your information every element has a magnetic behavior! There are three categories of magnets: 1)- Paramagnet 2)- Diamagnet 3)- Ferromagnet 1)-Paramagnetism is a form of magnetism which occurs only in the presence of an externally applied magnetic field. Paramagnetic materials are attracted to magnetic fields, hence have a relative magnetic permeability greater than one (or, equivalently, a positive magnetic susceptibility). 2)- Diamagnetism is the property of an object which causes it to create a magnetic field in opposition of an externally applied magnetic field, thus causing a repulsive effect. 3)- Ferromagnetism is the basic mechanism by which certain materials (such as iron) form permanent magnets and/or exhibit strong interactions with magnets; it is responsible for most phenomena of magnetism encountered in everyday life (for example, refrigerator magnets). The attraction between a magnet and ferromagnetic material is the quality of magnetism first apparent to the ancient world, and to us today, according to a classic text on ferromagnetism. I hope you'd be able to understand somehow the magnetism.
magnets attract metals which can be susceptible to magnetic flux, which in turn aligns the atoms/dipoles in the metal to the field which is present. Happens very fast of course. Probably at or just underneath light speed. Iron does thisnickel does not or aluminum. Nickel won't align or if it does it is very minimal at best, not enough to detect. Aluminum is diamagnetic, it opposes the magnetic flux. --------------------------------------. Hematite or lode stone or magnetite. Hematite can be found with iron deposits and it usually removed in the mining process to refine iron. Iron mining can be very lethal to nature! Arsenic is also within the mix! --------------------------------------. The poles in the natural magnetic material can align to the earth's magnetic field, in which is stays pretty much all the time during 'creation'. Although weak and probably easily demagnetized by our manufactured magnets. Not necessarily magnetic poles, but the atoms in the material, or dipoles align during creation. This is something about the physical nature of the material/atoms. It has the ability to work together and become one or unity per say. Perhaps! this is related to geometry.in which the material has a very flexible lattice which can align to magnetic field of the earth during creation.
