Calculate Mass of Au Produced from 0.0500 mol Au2S3

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Homework Statement


What mass of Au is produced when 0.0500 mol of Au2S3 is reduced completely with excess H2?


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.100 mol Au3+ x 197/1 = 19.7 g

19.7 g is apparently wrong though according to the book; what am I doing wrong?
 
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