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Chapter 1, Problem 1.83(choose chapter or problem)
A 1.0-mL volume of seawater contains about 4.0 3 10212 g of gold. The total volume of ocean water is 1.5 3 1021 L. Calculate the total amount of gold (in grams) that is present in seawater, and the worth of the gold in dollars (see 1.82). With so much gold out there, why hasnt someone become rich by mining gold from the ocean?
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QUESTION:
A 1.0-mL volume of seawater contains about 4.0 3 10212 g of gold. The total volume of ocean water is 1.5 3 1021 L. Calculate the total amount of gold (in grams) that is present in seawater, and the worth of the gold in dollars (see 1.82). With so much gold out there, why hasnt someone become rich by mining gold from the ocean?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
From the given,’
Mass of gold present in the 1 ml water =
Total volume of ocean water =
The conversion factor will be;