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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

why are metals lustrous

Profile image of navya sri
14 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Jit Mitra
14 Years ago

Due to electronic oscillations.

Profile image of samarth saxena
14 Years ago

Metal are lustrous because their bond type absorbs and emits a large amount of wavelengths (colors) creating white light. Thus, metals have shiny