it depends. A lot of metals are elements like iron for example, these can be mixed to form alloys(compounds) steel for example is an aloy of carbon and iron. Metals exist as mixtures when they are found in their ores(mixed with other metals and minerals) and must be separated from their mixtures by smelting.
element
Cobalt is an element
Neither. Magnesium is an element.
Metals are chemical elements.
Cobalt, the transition metal, is an element. It's element number 27, and it does not occur naturally as an element or as a mixture, but rather as a compound. Links are provided.
Platinum is an element, not a mixture or compound. It is a rare and valuable metal that is found in its pure form in nature and consists of only platinum atoms.
Mercury (Hg) is an (metal) element, so it's pure and not a compound.
Plutonium is a chemical element, not a compound or mixture.
An alkali metal, it is an element, discovered in 1861.
Copper is a element. It is neither compound nor mixture.
Mixture
no! its a pure ELEMENT.. Check out the periodic table