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[[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 not as part of a [[metal]] [[compound]] but as an [[element]].
 
A '''native''' [[metal]] is one that is found not as part of a [[metal]] [[compound]] but as an [[element]].
  

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Key Stage 3

Meaning

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 not as part of a metal compound but as an element.

About Native Metals

Copper, Gold, Silver and Platinum are all found Native.
Native metals are often found as a mixture called an alloy. For example when Gold is found, it is often mixed with Silver, so they may need to be separated.