The density of the sample is:
Density = mass / volume
Density = 9.85 / 0.675
Density = 14.6 g/cm³
If the sample has 95% gold, and 5% silver, its density should be:
0.95 x 19.3 + 0.05 x 10.5
Theoretical density = 18.9 g/cm³
The difference in theoretical and actual densities is very large, making it likely that the jeweler was not telling the truth.
The pressure will not affect the rate of solution.
Chemical weathering is the weakening and subsequent disintegration of rock by chemical reactions.
This is a straightforward dilution calculation that can be done using the equation
where <em>M</em>₁ and <em>M</em>₂ are the initial and final (or undiluted and diluted) molar concentrations of the solution, respectively, and <em>V</em>₁ and <em>V</em>₂ are the initial and final (or undiluted and diluted) volumes of the solution, respectively.
Here, we have the initial concentration (<em>M</em>₁) and the initial (<em>V</em>₁) and final (<em>V</em>₂) volumes, and we want to find the final concentration (<em>M</em>₂), or the concentration of the solution after dilution. So, we can rearrange our equation to solve for <em>M</em>₂:

Substituting in our values, we get
![\[M_2=\frac{\left ( 50 \text{ mL} \right )\left ( 0.235 \text{ M} \right )}{\left ( 200.0 \text{ mL} \right )}= 0.05875 \text{ M}\].](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5C%5BM_2%3D%5Cfrac%7B%5Cleft%20%28%2050%20%5Ctext%7B%20mL%7D%20%5Cright%20%29%5Cleft%20%28%200.235%20%5Ctext%7B%20M%7D%20%5Cright%20%29%7D%7B%5Cleft%20%28%20200.0%20%5Ctext%7B%20mL%7D%20%5Cright%20%29%7D%3D%200.05875%20%5Ctext%7B%20M%7D%5C%5D.)
So the concentration of the diluted solution is 0.05875 M. You can round that value if necessary according to the appropriate number of sig figs. Note that we don't have to convert our volumes from mL to L since their conversion factors would cancel out anyway; what's important is the ratio of the volumes, which would be the same whether they're presented in milliliters or liters.