In what state do elements occur naturally?

Question

.... solid, liquid, gas, or plasma?

Answer 1

What do you mean by "naturally"? "Room temperature"?

I don't know about plasma, but the answer is "all of the above".

Examples:

Solid: Iron
Liquid: Mercury
Gas: Nitrogen

However, at absolute zero temperature, I believe every element would be a solid.

Answer 2

Different elements naturally exist as solids, liquids and gases under normal conditions but very few exist naturally as a liquid. Mercury and bromine are the only examples that come to mind that are liquid at normal temperatures (20 degrees C or so) and bormine is so chemically reactive I can't imagine it existing in its elemental state naturally.

Answer 3

That depends widely on the element...

For example...

Group 8 all are gases naturally.
O2, N2, and F2 are gases, naturally.
Look at Group 7 (halogens) and you see wide variation...
Iodine is a solid, Bromine is a liquid, Chlorine and Fluorine
are gases.

I think I've made my point....

Answer 4

On Earth: all of them, depending on the element, except plasma.

Answer 5

the first ninety 2 aspects are all obviously occuring - except for Technetium (for this reason the call derived from the Greek Technetos...). also Neptunium and Plutonium can happen in hint parts, anyplace Uranium is chanced on.

Answer 6

depending on their physical and chemical properties different elements occur in different states

eg gases are hydrogen, helium, oxygen etc
solids are metals