Question

why do metals shine?

Answer 1

Answer:

Metals are shiny because they have a lot of free (i.e. delocalized) electrons that form a cloud of highly mobile negatively charged electrons on and beneath the smooth metal surface in the ideal case. ... In the absence of any external EM field, the charges in the plasma are uniformly distributed within the metal.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation

Not all metal shine . But those metal shine whose surfaces are smooth as

they reflect much light . Thanks