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I suppose if I have to pick one, I'd say "nonmetal", because there's no metal called "lustrous". There's no metal called "love" either, so I guess love is also a nonmetal.
A better answer might be "the word has nothing to do with the elemental metal/nonmetal dichotomy, and the question is therefore essentially meaningless".
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 16y agoLustrous is neither. It is a property of many metals, the ability to reflect light. Many metals are shiny, lustrous.
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∙ 12y agoLuster is generally considered a metallic property, though some metalloids have it as well.
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∙ 13y agoCarbon in the form of graphite is lustrous.
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∙ 15y agoYou can make almost anything shiny by polishing it.
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∙ 11y ago"Lustrous" means "shiny". It's not really correct to say that metals are lustrous and non-metals aren't, but it's slightlymore true than the other way around.
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∙ 10y agoYes, Meatals are lustrous
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∙ 11y agoSelenium and iodine can be lustrous.
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Is a shiny substance used to make flexible bed springs?
It is more likely to be a metal.
Scandium a metal or is it a non metal substance?
Scandium is a metal.
How do you identify if a substance is metal matalloid or non metal?
In simple terms just by looking at them, and doing an electrical conductivity test you can tell the following. the metals are shiny and conduct electricity. The non-metals which are gases or liquids are easy to distinguish. The solid non metals such as sulfur are not shiny and do not conduct electricity. (graphite conducts electricity but is soft and not that shiny). The metalloids look a bit like metals but are very poor conductors of electricity.
What method is used to find out if a substance is metal or non-metal?
To find out whether a substance is a metal, its electrical conductivity, and the acid-base character of its oxides are researched.
Is floride a non metal or a metal?
Fluoride is neither, it is an ion that cannot exist on its own as a substance because it is electrically charged. Fluorine is a non-metal.
Is coal a non-metal?
Yes, the element Carbon is a non-metalelement.Coal is not an element, it is a substance, but it definitely doesn't look to be a metal: black, not shiny mirroring in light, not malable, ... etc.
What are the physical properties of the non metals?
metal- shiny non-metal- dull
Is fluorine shiny?
Nope. It is a non metal and therefor isn't shiny :)
Is a shiny substance used to make flexible bed springs?
It is more likely to be a metal.
Greyish solid that is shiny when sanded metal or non metal?
calcium, iron, manganese, molybdenum, zinc or caesium.
Scandium a metal or is it a non metal substance?
Scandium is a metal.
How do you identify if a substance is metal matalloid or non metal?
In simple terms just by looking at them, and doing an electrical conductivity test you can tell the following. the metals are shiny and conduct electricity. The non-metals which are gases or liquids are easy to distinguish. The solid non metals such as sulfur are not shiny and do not conduct electricity. (graphite conducts electricity but is soft and not that shiny). The metalloids look a bit like metals but are very poor conductors of electricity.
What are the differences of metal and non metal?
Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity, are ductile, malleable and shiny, and most of them are solid (except mercury). A non metal is a bad conductor of heat and electricity, are not malleable, ductile or shiny, and can be a solid, liquid, or gas.
Which element is most likely to be shiny?
Gold is a very shiny metal as it is a unreactive metal. Silver, Stainless steel, copper, aluminium, brass and platinum are also shiny metals. x
What is a substance that is generally shiny can be bent and coducts heat and electricity?
Any metal, like silicon.
What is a substance called form from metal and a non meatal?
An ionic substance, or a salt
What is the hardest substance on the earth that is non metal?
diamond
