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Which term describes a metal found in an uncombined form?

Responses

renewable resource

renewable resource

ore

ore

native element

native element

nonrenewable resource

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native element

A "native element" is an element found in nature in its uncombined (pure) form — e.g., native gold, native copper. An "ore" is a mineral from which a metal is economically extracted (typically combined).