Gold occurs in seawater at an average concentration of 1.1102 ppb. How many liters of seawater must be processedto recover 1 troy ounce of gold, assuming 81.5% efficiency (d of seawater= 1.025 g/mL; 1 troy ounce= 31.1 g)?

Gold occurs in seawater at an average concentration of 1.1102 ppb. How many liters of seawater must be processedto recover 1 troy ounce of gold, assuming 81.5% efficiency (d of seawater= 1.025 g/mL; 1 troy ounce= 31.1 g)?

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Chapter2: The Kinetic Theory Of Gases

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