You have an 18-carat gold coin (an alloy of gold and copper). Its mass is 6 grams. Using the fact that the number of carats is equal to (24*mass of gold/total mass), calculate the volume of gold in the coin. (density of pure gold = 19300 kg/m3, density of copper = 8960 kg/m3.) a.) 1.68*10-7 m3 b) 2.33*10-7 m3                c) 4*10-7 m3.   In the problem above, what is the density of the coin? a.) 14963 kg/m3 b) 12333 kg/m3                c) 19300 kg/m3

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You have an 18-carat gold coin (an alloy of gold and copper). Its mass is 6 grams. Using the fact that the number of carats is equal to (24*mass of gold/total mass), calculate the volume of gold in the coin. (density of pure gold = 19300 kg/m3, density of copper = 8960 kg/m3.)

a.) 1.68*10-7 m3

b) 2.33*10-7 m3               

c) 4*10-7 m3.

 

In the problem above, what is the density of the coin?

a.) 14963 kg/m3

b) 12333 kg/m3               

c) 19300 kg/m3

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