The particles of the nonmagnetic part in the ore are not attracted towards the magnetic roller. Therefore, they are carried out further along the belt and fall in the collector vessel which is away from the magnetic roller. Simultaneously the particles of the magnetic ingredients of the ore stick to the magnetic roller and therefore fall in the collector vessel near the belt.
In this way the magnetic and nonmagnetic particles in the ore are separated because of their magnetic nature. For example, cassiterite is a tin ore. It contains mainly the nonmagnetic ingredient stannic oxide $\left( SnO _2\right)$ and the magnetic ingredient ferrous tungstate $\left( FeWO _4\right)$. These are separated by the electromagnetic method.
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| Element | Atomic radius (pm) |
| O | 66 |
| B | 88 |
| C | 77 |
| N | 74 |
| Be | 111 |
| Li | 152 |