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Your friend tells you that a shiny element has to be a metal. Do you agreed? Explain your reasoning

User Hemp
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Yes because nonmetals are dull but metals are shiny.
Metals are luster and no metals are not.
User Lucks
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no i dont agree, because a glass bowl is shiny but its not a metal. just because some metals are shiny doesnt make all metals shiny

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