Magnesium is used in alloys, in batteries, and in the manufacturing of chemicals. It is obtained mostly from seawater, which contains 1.3 g of magnesium for every 1.0 kilograms of seawater. Calculate the volume of seawater in liters needed to extract 8.0 x 104 tons of magnesium, which is roughly the annual production in the United States.  given information: density of seawater = 1.03 g/mL ; 1 Kg = 2.21 lb ; 1 ton = 2000 lb

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Magnesium is used in alloys, in batteries, and in the manufacturing of chemicals. It is obtained mostly from seawater, which contains 1.3 g of magnesium for every 1.0 kilograms of seawater. Calculate the volume of seawater in liters needed to extract 8.0 x 104 tons of magnesium, which is roughly the annual production in the United States. 

given information: density of seawater = 1.03 g/mL ; 1 Kg = 2.21 lb ; 1 ton = 2000 lb

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