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The bond between the metal film and the glass is usually considered to be adhesion due to intermolecuar forces.
Mirrors, glass mirrors have been made using a variety of different metal coatings that reflect the light. These have ranged from Mercury amalgams, with silver and tin in 16th-17th centruries. In the 19th century- Silver was deposited by reducing silver nitrate. Latterly metal is deposited on the glass using vacuum deposition. of e.g aluminium.
The bonding may be more complex than a simple physical adhesion- there is some evidence that small levels of some impurities can improve adhesion- this may be through oxide bonding between the silicate glass and the metal film. However this is speculation on my part.
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