The abundance of F in seawater is 1 g F per ton of seawater. Suppose that a

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The abundance of F‾ in seawater is 1 g F‾ per ton of seawater. Suppose that a commercially feasible method could be found to extract fluorine from seawater.

(a) What mass of F2 could be obtained from 1 km3 of seawater (d = 1.03 g cm3)?

(b) Would the process resemble that for extracting bromine from seawater? Explain.

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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications

ISBN: 9780132931281

11th Edition

Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette

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