Question

A metal found in a free state is called nugget.

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question in semester exam.

Asked question is from Extraction of Crude Metal from Concentrated Ore topic in section General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements of Chemistry – Class 12

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) True

To explain I would say: The statement is true. For example, we will take gold in this case, it’s a transition element and it is one of the least reactive chemical elements and is solid under standard conditions. So it exists in free elemental form as nuggets.