Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2021

DOI

10.1119/10.0006154

Publication Title

The Physics Teacher

Volume

59

Issue

6

Pages

A509

Abstract

Answers to the questions: "How much gold is in a cell phone? Is it worth mining cell phones for gold?"

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Weinstein, L. (2021). Solutions for Fermi questions, September 2021: Question 1: Cell phone gold; Question 2: Food for thought. The Physics Teacher, 59(6), A509. 

and may be found at: https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006154

Original Publication Citation

Weinstein, L. (2021). Solutions for Fermi questions, September 2021: Question 1: Cell phone gold; Question 2: Food for thought. The Physics Teacher, 59(6), A509. https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006154

ORCID

0000-0001-5416-2900 (Weinstein)

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