★ What is aqua-regia and what are it's uses?
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Explanation:
Aqua regia is highly corrosive strong acid which is mixture of two strong acid Hydro chloric acid and nitric acid.
Uses
1. It is used to clean glass ware.
2. It is used in refining of gold.
Answer:
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Aqua regia is a corrosive reagent used to clean glassware and in gold refining processes. It is made by mixing nitric acid and hydrochloric acid in a 1:3 ratio. The name comes from the Latin 'royal water', as it can dissolve gold and platinum - medals associated with royalty....
i) Aqua regia is primarily used to produce chloroauric acid, the electrolyte in the Wohlwill process for refining the highest quality (99.999%) gold.....
ii) Aqua regia is also used in etching and in specific analytic procedures. .......
iii It is also used in some laboratories to clean glassware of organic compounds and metal particles.......
iv) While chromic acid baths are discouraged because of the high toxicity of chromium and the potential for explosions, aqua regia is itself very corrosive and has been implicated in several explosions due to mishandling........
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