Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
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Author: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus
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Chapter 12, Problem 117IE
The karat scale used to describe gold alloys is based on mass percentages. (a) If an alloy is formed that is 50 mol% silver and 50 mol% gold, what is the karat number of the alloy? Use Figure 12.18 to estimate the color of this alloy. (b) If an alloy is formed that is 50 mol% copper and 50 mol% gold, what is he karat number of the alloy? What is the color of this alloy?
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