This equation models how pure silver Ag is extracted from

Last updated: 5/6/2023

This equation models how pure silver Ag is extracted from ores of AgK CN 2 potassium argentocyanide which is mined from the earth Zinc is a reactant in the equation and it is needed in order to extract the silver from the potassium argentocyanide ore 2AgK CN 2 aq Zn s 2 Ag s Zn CN 2 aq 2KCN aq 2004 IN GOD WE TRUST https en wikipedia org wiki Silver media File American Silver obverse 2004 jpg How many atoms of pure zinc Zn are needed in the production process to create a pure silver coin of mass 30 0 grams Answer Zn atoms Use 3 significant figures for answer Format scientific notation using e for example 5 84x10 6 is entered as 5 84e16