Kansas_Jayhawk
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- Mar 11, 2017
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If you find a ring will it be attracted to a magnet?
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ALL materials exhibit a certain amount of diamagnetism. Even water. Even magnetic materials! Some materials show more of the property than others but I believe it would be so slight in silver that it would have to be demonstrated under laboratory conditions. TTCSilver is diamagnetic. You can feel a slight repulsion if you use a rare earth magnet.
ALL materials exhibit a certain amount of diamagnetism. Even water. Even magnetic materials! Some materials show more of the property than others but I believe it would be so slight in silver that it would have to be demonstrated under laboratory conditions. TTC
Cool might have found a silver ring. No magnetic pull.
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No, its easily felt on silver. Get a good Neo magnet (stronger the better, but 20# is plenty) and try it yourself. The larger the piece of silver the better. Half a dollar is Easy to feel; you may beed to work up to a dime.
To make it even easier, place the silver on a inclined glass slope where the coin is almost sliding and 'push' the coin with the magnet. This is my GoTo check when buying scrap silver.
I've got three fifty pound pull rare earths. I'll dust them off, if I can find them and give it a try. Give me a little while. TTCTerry, I don't know what to tell you except that it is very easy to do. I have shown numerous people the effect and it is easily noticed. Have you tried it yet? (btw, your example doesn't apply)
You must have a rare earth magnet; normal ones aren't strong enough /sq inch. I read about it years ago in Wiki and didn't believe it until I actually tried it. You don't have to move anything, just feel the effect of the resistance. Again, it is VERY easy to notice with a strong neo magnet and a large piece of silver such as a half dollar. Even if all you have is a pre65 dime, you should be able to feel it.
If your 50#er is a rare earth magnet, Try It.
eta: you can push a pre65 dime across flat glass with a 60# rare earth magnet. I just did it.
Is the ring attracted to the magnet, or is the magnet attracted to the ring?