The German chemist Fritz Haber proposed paying off the reparations imposed against Germany after World War I by extracting gold from seawater. You may want to reference (Page) Section 2.1 while completing this problem. Part A Given that (1) the amount of the reparations was $28.8 billion dollars, (2) the value of gold at the time was about $21.25 per troy ounce (1 troy ounce = 31.103 g), and (3) gold occurs in seawater to the extent of 4.67 x 1017 atoms per ton of seawater (1 ton = 2000 lb), how many cubic kilometers of seawater would have had to be processed to obtain the required amount of gold? Assume that the density of seawater is 1.03 g/cm³. (Haber's scheme proved to be commercially infeasible, and the reparations were never fully paid.) Express your answer with the appropriate units.

The German chemist Fritz Haber proposed paying off the reparations imposed against Germany after World War I by extracting gold from seawater. You may want to reference (Page) Section 2.1 while completing this problem. Part A Given that (1) the amount of the reparations was $28.8 billion dollars, (2) the value of gold at the time was about $21.25 per troy ounce (1 troy ounce = 31.103 g), and (3) gold occurs in seawater to the extent of 4.67 x 1017 atoms per ton of seawater (1 ton = 2000 lb), how many cubic kilometers of seawater would have had to be processed to obtain the required amount of gold? Assume that the density of seawater is 1.03 g/cm³. (Haber's scheme proved to be commercially infeasible, and the reparations were never fully paid.) Express your answer with the appropriate units.

Chemistry: The Molecular Science

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Chapter2: Chemical Compounds

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Problem 143QRT: The present average concentration (mass percent) of magnesium ions in seawater is 0.13%. A chemistry...

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