Iron pyrite (FeS 2 ) is known as fools gold because of its resemblance to gold metal.

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Iron pyrite (FeS2) is known as fool’s gold because of its resemblance to gold metal. However, it can easily be distinguished from gold by the difference in their densities. The density of gold is 19.28 g · cm–3 and that of fool’s gold is 5.01 g · cm–3. What volume of fool’s gold would have the same mass as a piece of gold of volume 4.0 cm3?

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

ISBN: 9781464183959

7th Edition

Authors: Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman

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