Why do magnets stick to metals?

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Magnet does not stick to all metals, only the ones that are magnetic in nature like Iron, Nickel etc.
This is because the magnetic field exerted by a magnet magnetizes the metal (like Iron) by orientating its dipole along the same directions. This causes attraction and thus iron stick to the magnet.

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