Magnets aren't attracted to copper, but when the two come together they can appear to defy gravity. Download the Magnetic Copper PDF (384 Kb). Adobe Acrobat is required. SAFETY: Neodymium magnets ...

The iron filings are attracted to the magnet, but the sand is not ... The arrow means 'reacts to make'.In this reaction, copper and oxygen are the reactants, that react to make copper oxide ...