You wish to electroplate a metal utensil with a surface area of 736 cm² with gold to give an average thickness of 0.025 mm over the entire surface.Starting with a solution of excess Au³⁺ and applying a constant current of 14 A, how long will it take to electroplate the utensil? The density of gold is 19.3 g/cm³.

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