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Chapter 15 Problem 96GP

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Problem 96GP

A prospector finds a solid rock composed of granite (p = 2650 kg/m3) and gold. If the volume of the rock is 3.55 × 10−4 m3, and its mass is 3.81 kg, (a) what mass of gold is contained in the rock? What percentage of the rock is gold by (b) volume and (c) mass?

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

A prospector finds a solid rock composed of granite (p =

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