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Is the element Zinc a pure substance, or found in combination with other elements?

April 26, 2017chemical Chemistry element elements physical pure sciences substance zinc

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Is the element Zinc a pure substance, or found in combination with other elements?

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Zinc is an element, that is to say it is not a compound of other elements. Zinc in nature is often found in combination with other elements however, usually with other base metals or sulfur compounds. There are a number of zinc ores which are mined, zinc sulfide being the most common.

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An element, by definition, is a pure chemical substance. However, as zinc’s highly reactive, it’s not found in this pure form in nature (or at least, it tends not be).