Question

Gold silver Platinum are existing the nature pure but metal such as Sodium and potassium are available only in a compound form why ❓​

Answer 1

Answer:

Gold,silver, platinum are least reactive metals they do not react with anything to form compound

sodium potassium are highly reactive metals they react with oxygen or any other element in their surroundings form a compound

Explanation:

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Answer 2

There are around 115 elements known out of most of them are metals.

Explanation:

All elements are found in nature in combined or free state based on their reactivity nature.

The elements sodium, potassium, aluminum , copper, gold , silver , platinum all are metals.

The reactivity series of metals is:

sodium (Na) , potassium(K) have strong affinity towards oxygen and non-metals. So, they are kept under kerosene.

They are found in combined state.

Gold (Au), Silver(Ag) and Platinum (Pt) are less reactive so are found in free state.