"Gold" was a chart topping smash hit for the 1980s new romantic pop group Spandau Ballet. Gold is also an expensive metal. Gold can be formed in ingots, bars of the pure metal that can be handled and transported. Gold ingots are often stored in bank vaults. A gang of miscreants misappropriate a number of gold ingots during a heist. During the getaway one of the thieves chucks some of the ingots out of the vehicle in a high speed pursuit in order to reduce mass and increase speed. It does not work, the criminals do not evade the law. One of the ingots is held as evidence. The mass of this ingot is 1.24 Kg. What amount of gold, in mol, is present in this ingot?

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