3. The British gold sovereign coin is an alloy of gold and copper having a total mass of 7.988 g, and 22-karat gold. a) Find the mass of gold and mass of copper in the sovereign in kilograms using the fact that the number of karats = 24 x ( mass of gold )/(total mass). Calculate the volumes of gold and copper, respectively, used to b) manufacture the coin. c) Calculate the density of the British sovereign coin.

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3. The British gold sovereign coin is an alloy of gold and copper having a total
mass of 7.988 g, and 22-karat gold.
a)
Find the mass of gold and mass of copper in the sovereign in kilograms
using the fact that the number of karats = 24 x ( mass of gold )/(total
mass).
Calculate the volumes of gold and copper, respectively, used to
b)
manufacture the coin.
c)
Calculate the density of the British sovereign coin.
Transcribed Image Text:3. The British gold sovereign coin is an alloy of gold and copper having a total mass of 7.988 g, and 22-karat gold. a) Find the mass of gold and mass of copper in the sovereign in kilograms using the fact that the number of karats = 24 x ( mass of gold )/(total mass). Calculate the volumes of gold and copper, respectively, used to b) manufacture the coin. c) Calculate the density of the British sovereign coin.
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