Why do most metals exist in nature as minerals rather than as pure metallic elements?

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Marcelo De Aguiar · Answer 1 · 2021-01-28T11:51:07+0000

Because most metals are susceptible to oxidation, having low electronegativities, prefering to be in a cationic form vs. ... Only metals such as gold, which is resistant to oxidation, will be found pure in nature.

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