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Lelechka [254]
3 years ago
12

What reason best explains why metals are shiny

Chemistry
2 answers:
eimsori [14]3 years ago
8 0
Metals are shiny because of their electrons. These electrons produce light when they come in contact with light. I hope this helps.
Elanso [62]3 years ago
4 0
The shiny appearance of a metal is most closely related to the metal's highly mobile valence electrons. In metallic bonds, the mobile electrons surrounding the positive ions are called a(n) electron sea. As light strikes the surface of a metal, the electrons in the electron sea absorb and re-emit the light.
I hope this helps. 

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