SOLUTION: help me solve please. Sea water contains 8.0 x 10-2 cg of the element strontium per kilogram of sea water. Assuming that all the strontium could be recovered, how many grams of s

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Question 900665: help me solve please.
Sea water contains 8.0 x 10-2 cg of the element strontium per kilogram of sea water. Assuming that all the strontium could be recovered, how many grams of strontium could be obtained from one cubic meter of sea water? Assume the density of sea water is 1.05 g / mL.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39627) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2Am%5E3 of seawater, to start.

1%2Am%5E3%2A1.05%28kilogram%2FLiter%29%2A%288.0%2A10%5E%28-2%29%29%28cg%2Fkilogram%29, this last unit referring to strontium.

1.05%2A%280.080%29%2Acg
0.084 cg