Gold metal is extracted from its ore by treating the crushed rock with an aerated cyanide solution. The unbalanced equation for the reaction is
- (a) Balance the equation for this reaction in basic solution.
- (b) Use any of the following data at 25 °C to calculate Δ G° for this reaction at 25 °C: Kf for Au(CN)2– = 6.2 × 1038, Ka for HCN = 4.9 × 10–10, and standard reduction potentials are
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