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===Meaning===
[[File:GoldNugget.png|right|300px|thumb|This [[Gold]] nugget was found in the ground. It is not part of a [[compound]] so it is called [[Native]].]]
A '''native''' [[metal]] is one that is found in nature, not as part of a [[metal]] [[compound]] , but as an [[element]].
===About Native Metals===
: [[Copper]], [[Gold]], [[Silver]] and [[Platinum]] can all found [[Native]].
: [[Native]] [[metal]]s are often found as a [[mixture]] called an [[alloy]]. For example when [[Gold]] is found, it is often [[mixture|mixed]] with [[Silver]], so they may need to be separated.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A [[native]] [[metal]] is one which is found in its [[element]]al form and not part of a [[mineral]].
===About Native Metals===
: [[Metal]]s that are found [[native]] are less [[reactive]] than [[Hydrogen]] on the [[Reactivity Series|reactivity series]].