Maria works in a hardware store. A bin of aluminum nails and a bin of iron nails are knocked over, and the nails get mixed up. Both sets of nails are the same color and size. What makes separating the nails a fairly easy job?

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Iron is magnetic, and aluminum is non-magnetic.

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Maria works in a hardware store. A bin of aluminum nails and a bin of iron nails are knocked over, and the nails get mixed up. Both sets of nails are the same color and size. What makes separating the nails a fairly easy job?

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