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In 1849 a gold prospector in California collected a bag of gold nuggets plus sand. Given that the density of gold and sand are 19.3 g/cm3 and 2.95 g/cm3 , respectively, and that the density of the mixture is 4.17 g/cm3 , calculate the percent by mass of gold in the mixture

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QUESTION:

In 1849 a gold prospector in California collected a bag of gold nuggets plus sand. Given that the density of gold and sand are 19.3 g/cm3 and 2.95 g/cm3 , respectively, and that the density of the mixture is 4.17 g/cm3 , calculate the percent by mass of gold in the mixture

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From the given,

The density of gold =

The density of sand =
The density of the mixture =

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