What happens when Gold is kept in dil. HCl ? Give reason to support your answer
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The nitric acid acts as an oxidizing agent, with three molecules of the acid each donating a proton to gold to give it a positive charge of +3. Concurrently, chloride ions resulting from the separation of HCl into its components combine with the newly oxidized gold to form chloraurate ions, or AuCl4-.
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No reaction take place.
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