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What is the purpose of aqua regia?

Updated: 8/11/2023

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It is used to purify royal metals like gold.

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Aqua-Regia is a mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid (HCL) and concentrated nitric acid (HNO3) in the ratio of 3:1. It is used to dissolve noble metals like gold and platinum.

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Does aqua regia dissolve diamond?

No. Aqua regia is used to dissolve noble metals: gold and platinum. It does not affect diamond.

Will Aqua regia dissolve quartz rock to recover gold?

Aqua regia will dissolve gold. It will not dissolve quartz rock.

Which of material is resistant to boiling aqua regia?

Silver can be resistant to boiling aqua regia due to formation of silver chloride.

How dangerous is Aqua Regia?

It is lethal!

Could you drink aqua regia?

No

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What is the uses of aqua-regia?

The main purpose of aqua-regia is to dissolve gold in it and it was first prepared by a Muslim scientist known as the father of the chemistry Jabar-Bin-Hayain :-)

Where can you buy aqua regia in Pakistan?

Aqua regia may be obtained from scientific stores .

How much quantity need of aqua regia to dissolve 5000gms of gold?

A cup of aqua regia

What is the solvent of aqua regia?

Aqua regia is a mixture of HNO3 and HCl in 1:3 so solvent is water.

How do you dissovle gold?

Aqua Regia will dissolve gold. Aqua Regia is a mixture of Nitric acid and Hydrochloric acid.

How do you mix palladium metal and aqua regia to make palladium chloride?

Dissolving palladium (in powder form) in aqua regia (with some chlorine bubbling). Note that aqua regia is very corrosive and dangerous.

What is the solute of aqua-regia?

Aqua regia ia mixture of HCl and HNO3. The expression solute/solvent in this case is not adequate.

Does aqua regia dissolve diamond?

No. Aqua regia is used to dissolve noble metals: gold and platinum. It does not affect diamond.

Will Aqua regia dissolve quartz rock to recover gold?

Aqua regia will dissolve gold. It will not dissolve quartz rock.

Which of material is resistant to boiling aqua regia?

Silver can be resistant to boiling aqua regia due to formation of silver chloride.

Chemical composition for Aqua regia?

aqua regia is a solution of nitric acid+hydrochloric acid. ratio is 3:1.

How dangerous is Aqua Regia?

It is lethal!

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