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Gold cannot be extracted from an alloy using nitric acid.


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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B

False


Nitric acid will not dissolve gold, but it will dissolve most of the other metals.

It can be used to dissolve the non-gold portion of the alloy, leaving the gold behind.


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