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Gold has a molar mass of 197.0 g/mol. What is the concentration of gold in seawater in moles per liter?(please show work)

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Answer:

Since you didnt get asked for a spefic weight of gold lets assume it was 5g

Step-by-step explanation:

5g Au/197 =.02538 mols in 1 liter of sea water is

.02538/1L which gives you a Molarity of .012538 assuming 5g if they ask for a different number just replace 5 with any weight in grams

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