Chemistry · Transition Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics

In the native state, gold is present:

In the native state, gold is present:

  • A. as a mixture with a metal
  • B. in free state
  • C. as a mixture with a non metal
  • D. as a mixture with a compound

Step-by-step solution

Gold is a noble metal and is highly unreactive, so it is often found in its native (free) elemental state in nature, not mixed with other elements or compounds.
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