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Aqua regia releases nascent ______.


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Aqua regia:

  • Aqua regia is a combination of strong acids that has the ability to dissolve some noble metals.
  • Aqua regia is a mixture of Hydrochloric acid HCland concentrated nitric acidHNO3 which is present in 3:1 ratio.
  • When two very strong acids are combined, they react together to form a very acidic solution.
  • Aqua regia releases nascent chlorine which makes it highly reactive and this can be done by the oxidation of HCl by nitric acid.
  • The chemical reaction can be depicted as:

HNO3(aq)+3HCl(aq)NOCl(aq)+2H2O(l)+2Cl


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