A silver-30%gold alloy sample (cylindrical with 1 cm diameter and 0.3 cm height) is subjected to a selective silver dissolution in 0.1 M HNO3 at current density of 2.5 mA/cm2 . How long will it take until the total amount of silver is dissolved? Assume in average a density of 12 g/cm3 for the alloy sample.

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A silver-30%gold alloy sample (cylindrical with 1 cm diameter and 0.3 cm height) is subjected to a selective silver dissolution in 0.1 M HNO3 at current density of 2.5 mA/cm2 . How long will it take until the total amount of silver is dissolved? Assume in average a density of 12 g/cm3 for the alloy sample.

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