is magnesium magnetic
There are actually several types of magnetism. Most of the magnets we use, like fridge magnets, are permanently magnetic and so once we make them magnetic the electrons keep behaving as a magnet. This is called ferromagnetism. Magnesium is very different, itâs a type of magnet called paramagnetic. This is much less usual, but more interesting because magnesium is only magnetic when you place it next to a magnet. If you take magnesium away from a magnetic field, it stops being a magnet. This happens because the electrons go back to an arrangement thatâs not magnetic.