Question

Which of these is considered a native element?

a. pyrite
b. galena
c. platinum
d. cinnabar

Answer 1

Your answer would be C.


Platinum is consider one of the 12 most common native elements.

Answer 2

c. platinum

Step-by-step explanation:

The native elements are elements that happend and synthethise naturally in nature, they basically happen and exist in pure form in nature and are divided into metals, semimetals and non metals, among this native elements we can find:

Metals

Platinum

Gold

Silver

Non metals

Sulfur and carbon

semimetals:

Bismuth and arsenic