Answer:
This question is incomplete but the completed question is found below
What group of elements is most likely to contain elements that will be found free in nature? (a) strong metals (b) transition metals (c) nonmetals (d) noble gases.
The correct option is (d)
Explanation:
Noble gases are found free in nature because they have low reactivity. This is because they have a fully filled outermost shell and hence have little tendency to donate or share electrons hence they do not partake in chemical bonding. It is due to these reasons they exist free in nature as monoatomic gases without been bonded to another element.
Other options provided are wrong because strong metals, transition metals and non-metals have a partially filled outermost shell and hence readily bond with other elements. These causes these group of elements to be found in there combined state (with other elements or same elements) in nature.
