Why do most metal s lose their shine but gold doesn't?

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metal looses their shine because they create contact with oxygen however gold does not!
hope this helps!!

Lakeisha answered Aug 15, 2016

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because its more soft then other metals
and other metals lose their color because they react with oxygen but gold doesn't react with oxygen

Rufel answered Aug 20, 2016

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