Free element
In chemistry, a free element is a chemical element that is not combined with or chemically bonded to other elements. Examples of elements which can occur as free elements include the molecular oxygen (O2) and carbon as diamond or graphite.[1] Other examples of free elements include the noble metals gold and platinum.
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[edit]- ^ A. Earnshaw and Norman Greenwood. Chemistry of the Elements (Second Edition) ISBN 978-0-7506-3365-9. Mentions "free element" 30 times, for example, "Oxygen is the most abundant element on the earth's surface. It occurs both as a free element and in combination with innumerable compounds." and "Carbon occurs both as a free element and in combined form."
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