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Gold Metal Will Dissolve in an Aqueous Sodium Cyanide Solution \rightarrow

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Gold metal will dissolve in an aqueous sodium cyanide solution in the presence of O2. Balance the equation showing this process.
____Au(s)+____ NaCN(aq)+ ____O2 (g)+ ____H2 O(l) \rightarrow ___NaAu(CN)2 (aq)+_____ NaOH(aq)

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4Au(s) + 8 NaCN(aq) +O2

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