Question

What is aqua regia ? Mention it's uses.

Answer 1

Answer:

Aqua regia is a very strong acid formed by the combination of concentrated nitric acid and concentrated hydrochloric acid, both of which are strong acids. It is generally used to remove metals like gold and platinum from substances, especially in microelectronics and micro-fabrications labs.

Uses:

Since aqua regia can completely dissolve gold, it’s used to produce chloroauric acid, which, in turn, is used as the electrolyte in a process for purifying the highest quality gold. Aqua regia is also used for metal etching and cleaning lab equipment (especially glassware of organic compounds).

Aqua regia is an integral part of the extraction and purification processes of gold and platinum.

Answer 2

Explanation:

aqua 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 1:3 ratio historically it is used to dissolve gold Nobel prizes medals in world war 2