Eli5 why are some metals magnetic and some arent?

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All elements have magnetic properties but most have electrons orbiting in different directions causing the magentic forces to cancel out.

Cobalt, Iron, and Nickle are strongly magnetic because a lot of the electrons spin in the same direction and therefore create a magnetic field.

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