Question

Name a compound which dissolves Gold in it.

Answer 1

Aqua regia. Aqua regia, mixture of concentrated nitric and hydrochloric acids, usually one part of the former to three parts of the latter by volume. This mixture was given its name(literally, “royal water”) by the alchemists because of its ability todissolve gold and other so-called noble metals.

Answer 2

Aqua Regia can dissolves Gold in it.