A prospector panning for gold (Au) in a river collects 15.00 g of pure gold. How many Au atoms are in this quantity of gold?

Willie Cheng asked May 12, 2022

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Answer:

There are 4.59*10^-24 atoms in 15.00 of pure gold.

Step-by-step explanation:

Molar mass of gold is 196.996g/mol

(15)/(196.966) =0.076 mol

0.076*(6.022*10^-23)=4.59*10^-24

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