Magnetic levitation — bismuth's ability to seemingly float between two magnets — is perhaps one ... "In paramagnets, when you ...

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Bar magnets and horseshoe magnets are two of the most common shapes of magnet. The magnetic field is shown by lines with arrows that point from north to south. You can tell how old some coins are ...