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because it produces Chloroauric acid Which has corrosive to gold and platinum

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Q: Why gold and platinum are dissolved in aqua regia?
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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.


What is an aurochloride?

An aurochloride is a complex anion, AuCl4- which is produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.


Why gold is corrosion resistant?

It is chemically inert and found in nature. It can be dissolved in aqua regia and Fluorine will also react with it though.


Does gold and platinum jewelry oxidize?

No. Neither gold nor platinum will oxidize except under extreme conditions such as immersion in aqua regia.


How do you separate gold from a zinc-gold mixture?

Gold when put in aqua regia dissolves. Aqua regia is obtained by mixing concentrated nitric acid and concentrated hydrochloric acid.Once the gold is dissolved the metals are participated out by adding salts ( not table salt) to the mixture.


How do you dissovle gold?

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


Will Aqua regia dissolve quartz rock to recover gold?

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


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

A cup of aqua regia


Why gold is resistant to corrosion?

It is chemically inert and found in nature. It can be dissolved in aqua regia and Fluorine will also react with it though.


What happened when gold is cleaned by aqua regia?

Nobody would clean gold using aqua regia - it dissolves the gold, which is the last thing you'd want to do.


What is the balances equation for AU plus HCl?

Au is the symbol of gold, and it does not react with hydrochloric acid. It is only dissolved in Aqua Regia.


What can desolve gold?

Aqua regia, a 1:3 mixture of concentrated nitric and hydrochloric acids, can dissolve gold, platinum, and other inert metals.