explain the physical properties of metals and nonmetals define lustre
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Lustre is a property of metal by virtue of which their surface has a shine.
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Define lustre:
Lustre is the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral. The word traces its origins back to the Latin lux, meaning "light", and generally implies radiance, gloss, or brilliance. A range of terms are used to describe lustre, such as earthy, metallic, greasy, and silky. Metals have the quality of reflecting light from its surface and can be polished e.g., gold, silver and copper.
Metals
These are very hard except sodium
These are malleable and ductile
These are shiny
Electropositive in nature
Non Metals
These are soft except diamond
These are brittle and can be breakdown into pieces
These are non-lustrous except iodine
Electronegative in nature
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