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ChemistryChemistry & Chemical ReactivityGold can be dissolved from gold-bearing rock by treating the rock with sodium cyanide in the presence of oxygen. 4 Au(s) + 8 NaCN(aq) + O 2 (g) + 2 H 2 O( ℓ ) → 4 NaAu(CN) 2 (aq) + 4 NaOH(aq) (a) Name the oxidizing and reducing agents in this reaction. What has been oxidized, and what has been reduced? (b) If you have exactly one metric ton (1 metric ton = 1000 kg) of gold-bearing rock, what volume of 0.075 M NaCN, in liters, do you need to extract the gold if the rock is 0.019% gold?

Gold can be dissolved from gold-bearing rock by treating the rock with sodium cyanide in the presence of oxygen. 4 Au(s) + 8 NaCN(aq) + O 2 (g) + 2 H 2 O( ℓ ) → 4 NaAu(CN) 2 (aq) + 4 NaOH(aq) (a) Name the oxidizing and reducing agents in this reaction. What has been oxidized, and what has been reduced? (b) If you have exactly one metric ton (1 metric ton = 1000 kg) of gold-bearing rock, what volume of 0.075 M NaCN, in liters, do you need to extract the gold if the rock is 0.019% gold?

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ISBN: 9781133949640

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Gold can be dissolved from gold-bearing rock by treating the rock with sodium cyanide in the presence of oxygen.

4 Au(s) + 8 NaCN(aq) + O2(g) + 2 H2O(ℓ) → 4 NaAu(CN)2(aq) + 4 NaOH(aq)

  1. (a) Name the oxidizing and reducing agents in this reaction. What has been oxidized, and what has been reduced?
  2. (b) If you have exactly one metric ton (1 metric ton = 1000 kg) of gold-bearing rock, what volume of 0.075 M NaCN, in liters, do you need to extract the gold if the rock is 0.019% gold?

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