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Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. Ask questions, find answers and collaborate at work with Stack Overflow Internal. Explore Teams Looking for your Teams? Stack Overflow Internal has its own domain! You can now access your Teams at stackoverflowteams.com. Teams no longer appear in the left sidebar on stackoverflow.com. Check your email to learn more about these changes. Teams Q&A for work Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. What's the reason behind metals' high optical reflectivity? I assume you’re referring to the visible range of the spectrum, and so the answer to this question comes down to essentially three things: Facts (1) and (2) lead to a large, Drude-like conductivity of the metal, which in the visible range is primarily imaginary (meaning the oscillating electri

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