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19. Give the reason why some metals become dull and lose their shine.


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  • Metals are lustrous due to which metal has a shiny appearance.
  • Some metals react with oxygen in presence of moisture and form a dull layer at the surface of the metal.
  • Hence, due to the formation of dull layer metals loses their shine and become dull.

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