Metals have lustre (shine). Give reason why some metal articles become dull and lose their shine after sometime.

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Solution

Metals when exposed to air react with the moisture and gases present in it, thereby forming a dull layer of some other substance on it.
In such cases, lustre is observed by rubbing and scrapping off the dull metal surface with sandpaper.

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