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Why is group 1 element occur as salt in nature and never found in their element state?
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∙ 12y ago
They're too reactive. They will react with oxygen or moisture in the air, so they can't exist as pure elements unless protected. The usual method is to submerse them in oil.
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What element is never found in nature as a pure native element?
uranium
Is calcium usually found in a compound or a pure element?
Calcium is never found in its elemental form in nature.
What is the mineral group of the mineral hafnium?
Hafnium is an element not a rock. Hafnium is never found in nature pure form so does not fit into any groups. Hafnium is a chemical element, a metal placed in the group 4 and period 6 of the periodic table of Mendeleev.
Which two groups of elements are never found uncombined in nature?
group 1 elements
Which groups of metals are most reactive therefore never being found free in nature?
Group 1 and group 2 metals
What group of metals is so reactive that the metals are never found as uncombined elements in nature?
The alkali metals
Why are the elements in group 1 never found in nature?
Because they are highly reactive with many other elements.
Is calcium in the earth's crust?
Calcium is commonly found in milk and milk products
Where is the element neodymium found on earth?
Neodymium is never found in nature as a free element. It occurs in ores such as monazite and bastnasite. The main mining areas are China, United States, Brazil, India, Sri Lanka and Australia.
Where do you find plutonium in nature?
its an element, so yes, any thing that's not manufactured by man is natural, therefore found in nature. It is not, however, found unless forced by man; so for most practical purposes it is not found in nature.
What are phosphors and why are they found in washing powder?
Phosphorus, a nonmetallic chemical element, is a mineral and never found alone in nature. It is found in washing powder because it is useful for softening water and to prevent pipe corrosion.
Phosphorous exists as what in nature?
Due to its high reactivity, phosphorus is never found as a free element on Earth. Inorganic phosphate rock, which is partially made of apatite is the chief commercial source of this element today.
