Which of the following best explains why a magnet sticks to a metal cabinet? The magnet is:
Select one:
a. attracted to the glassware inside the metal cabinet
b. attracted to the chemicals being stored in the metal cabinet.
c. attracted to the steel in the metal cabinet
d. repelled by the steel in the metal cabinet

Question

Which of the following best explains why a magnet sticks to a metal cabinet? The magnet is:
Select one:
a. attracted to the glassware inside the metal cabinet
b. attracted to the chemicals being stored in the metal cabinet.
c. attracted to the steel in the metal cabinet
d. repelled by the steel in the metal cabinet

anonymous · Answer

option c because steel is what we call an ALLOY, a fancy word which just means that it contains a few different things mixed together, but it's mostly made up of iron which attracts the magnet