Views today: 5.03k. Aqua regia is a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid concentrations, usually one portion of the former by volume to three portions of the latter. The alchemists gave this mixture its name (literally, "royal water") due to its ability to dissolve gold and other so-called noble metals. Aqua regia is a fuming liquid which is ...
Niobium and tantalum are resistant to all acids, including aqua regia. This handbook 1 gives an overview of which noble metals are attacked by aqua regia: Niobium is reported a corrosion rate of 0.025mm/yr in aqua regia at 328.15 K. Gold is attacked by aqua regia. Iridium resist both cold and hot aqua regia but dissolves under pressure at 523 ...
Aqua Regia - Introduction, Acid, Gold, Chemical Name, … Aqua regia is a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid concentrations, usually one portion of the former by volume to three portions of the latter. The alchemists gave this mixture its name (literally, "royal water") due to its ability to dissolve gold and other so-called noble metals ...