What makes metals shiny?

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asked Jan 7 in Science by HerbertFulch (410 points)

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answered Jan 7 by LeonShimp55 (550 points)

light reflection

Metals are generally shiny. This is because they reflect much of the light that strikes them. The mercury pictured above is very shiny.

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