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  • Magnetism and Non-Metals: Understanding Attraction
    This is a bit of a trick question!

    No non-metals are attracted to magnets.

    Here's why:

    * Magnetism is a property of certain metals, primarily iron, nickel, and cobalt. These are called ferromagnetic materials.

    * Non-metals lack the atomic structure that allows for the alignment of electron spins needed for magnetism. Their electrons are typically paired up in a way that doesn't create a magnetic field.

    However, there are some exceptions:

    * Oxygen can be weakly attracted to magnets under certain conditions. This is because oxygen molecules have unpaired electrons, but it's not a strong attraction like you'd see with iron.

    * Some non-metallic compounds can be magnetic due to the presence of magnetic ions within their structure. For example, certain types of iron oxide can be magnetic.

    In summary, while a few non-metals can exhibit some magnetic properties, it's not a common characteristic of the non-metal group.

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