If the concentration of gold in seawater is 2.0 milligram per ton of sea water and the mass of the ocean is 1.5 × 1018 tons, how much gold is in the ocean?

A) 3.0 × 1012 kg
B) 3.0 kg
C) 300 g
D) 36 mg
E) 3,000 lb


A

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