A 1.0-mL volume of seawater contains about 4.0 x 10-12 g of gold. The total volume of

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A 1.0-mL volume of seawater contains about 4.0 x 10-12 g of gold. The total volume of ocean water is 1.5 x 1021 L. Calculate the total amount of gold (in grams) that is present in seawater, and the worth of the gold in dollars. With so much gold out there, why hasn't someone become rich by mining gold from the ocean?
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Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0077274313

10th edition

Authors: Raymond Chang

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