Which non-metals are attracted by a magnet?

The strength of the attraction varies widely, but its always greater than the diamagnetic repulsion, and generally much less than ferromagnetic attraction. Paramagnetism is only observed in materials with unpaired electrons. read more

Paramagnetism is the property of a material to be attracted towards a magnetic field,again it doesn't matter north or south. Paramagnetism is observed only in the materials with unpaired electrons. Oxygen is paramagnetic,so its attracted by the magnetic field. Ferromagnetism: This is the property of a material to get permanently magnetised. read more

There are many non metals attracted to magnets. Oxygen is an example, which is demonstrated in this youtube video. The property of being attracted to a magnet is called paramagnetism if you'd like to search for more about it. read more

A magnet will weakly attract paramagnetic metals such as magnesium, molybdenum and tantalum are weakly attracted to a magnetic force. The attractive force is about a million times weaker than the force attracting ferromagnetic materials; so you'll never feel the attraction from holding a magnet to a piece of magnesium, for example. read more