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Why is gold a native metal?

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What is a native metal?

A metal that is mined as the pure metal, and does not require refining, or reduction. NB Gold is found native, and 'nuggets'.


Which metal occurs in native form?

gold


Are diamonds and gold are the same?

No. Diamonds are forms of carbon; gold is a precious metal. Gold is a transition metal; diamonds are native minerals.


Why is gold often found in lumps?

its a native metal


Is gold grown?

Gold is a transition metal element. It is occasional found as a native metal but it is generally mined in the form of ores, which are then refined to produce Gold metal, it isn't grown.


Is gold a metal or metaloid?

GOLD is a metal. At standard temperature and pressure as on Earth, Gold is a very stable unreactive metal. Nuggets of gold are found 'native' , the pure metal. Gold jewelry, whilst a small amount of base metal, does not react with atmosphere. Gold metal can be made to react with 'Aqua Regia'. This is an historical name for a mixture of concentrated sulphuric acid and nitric acid.


Is silver is a native metal what does this mean?

Gold and platinum occur in the Earth as native metal,which means that they are found as the element, not the compound,and so do not need to be reduced.Silver and copper may also be found as native metal. :) hope it helps


Why is gold often found as a metal in the ground?

Metals found native in the ground are metals which are so unreactive that they are still found unchanged or "native"


Is titanium from earth or synthetic?

It occurs naturally on earth, but not as native metal as gold does. It must be extracted from ores.


Is gold is artificial or naturally occurring?

Gold is a natural element. It is much valued because of its easy working, and that it does not corrode. It is frequently found as the native metal.


Is Gold a Metal or Nonmetal?

Gold is a metal. Also classified as a "Non-Ferrous metal".


Is gold a nonmetal metal or metalloid?

Gold is a metalloid or more appropiately defined as a transitional metal.