Which element occurs in native state?

Iodine

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Sulphur

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Phosphorus

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Magnesium

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Solution

The correct option is A Sulphur
A) Iodine is a halogen. It is very reactive and forms $I_{2}$ .
B) Sulphur occurs in native state but forms $S_{2}$ at a very high temperature.
C) Phosphorus forms $P_{4}$ .
D) Magnesium is a very reactive metal and it never occurs in native state because of its high electropositive nature.

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