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Hydrochloric Acid

Aqua regia is...

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Aqua regia is a mixture of :

A

H C l

and nitric acid

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B

H_{2} S O_{4}

and nitric acid

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C

HCl and

H_{2} S O_{4}

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D

vinyl chloride and HCl

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Solution

The correct option is A $H C l$ and nitric acid
Aqua regia is a mixture consisting of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid. It contains hydrochloric acid and nitric acid in a ration of $3 : 1$ .

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