name some metals which are soluable in aqua regia

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Aqua regia is a concentrated mixture of concentrated nitric acid and concentrated hydrochloric acid, in the ratio of 1:3. It is very strong acidic mixture and dissolves even the most unreactive metals such as Silver, gold and Platinum

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