Question

what is free state and combined state of a metal ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Free state: A few metals occur native or free in the earth. Gold, platinum and silver are some of the metals occurring in the free state. They have low chemical reactivity and are not affected by the action of the chemicals or atmospheric conditions. These are the metals at the bottom of activity series.

Answer 2

Answer:

Metal which are freely available, which does not react or not in the form of compound is known as free state metal.

AND

Metals which are not freely available, found with some other element as they are more reactive metals is known as combined state.

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