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?"
Rights
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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)
Repository Citation
Weinstein, Larry, "Solutions for Fermi Questions, September 2021: Question 1: Cell Phone Gold, Question 2: Food for Thought" (2021). Physics Faculty Publications. 1011.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/physics_fac_pubs/1011