Difference between revisions of "Native"

Revision as of 11:31, 25 January 2019

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.

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.

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 ===About Native Metals===
-: Copper, Gold, Silver and Platinum are all found [[Native]].
+: [[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.