Question

can anyone tell me occurence of metal in short??? in class 10

Answer 1

most of the metals for quite reactive and hence they do not occur as free element in nature but in the form of their compounds.
the compounds of metals are present in the form of oxide, sulphide, carbonates, chlorides.
the natural material in which the metal are there compound are found in earth is called minerals.
some of the minerals make contains a large percentage of metal whereas other may contain only a small percentage.
Rose minerals from which metal can be extracted conveniently and profitably is called ores.