What are the lustrous metals?

Here i am giving a list of 10 most lustrous metals. 1. Rhodium This extremely rare, valuable and silvery-colored metal is commonly used for its reflective properties. It has a high melting point and an amazing ability to withstand corrosion. read more

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Metals are lustrous because of the free electrons they have. The free electrons can move freely in the metal causing any light incident on them to get reflected back. This reflection is specular reflection rather than diffused and thus the metal surface appears shiny or lustrous . read more

A metal is a lattice of metal 'ions' in a 'sea' of delocalised electrons - mobile electrons. Photons of light do not penetrate very far into the surface of a metal and are typically reflected, or bounced off, the metallic surface, by the mobile electrons and what you get is metallic reflection, which is lustrous. read more