Earth's oceans have an average depth of 3800 m, a total area of 3.63 * 108 km2, and an average concentration of dissolved gold of 5.8 * 10?9 g/l. how many grams of gold are in the oceans? enter your answer in scientific notation.

To determine the mass of gold dissolved in oceans, we must first know the volume of the ocean in liters. To determine its volume, we multiply the area and the depth taking note of the consistency of units. The volume would be 1.38 x 10^18 cubic meters or 1.38x10^21 liters. Then, multiplying this to the concentration, the answer would be 8 x 10^12 grams or 8 billion kg.