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Correct the following statements-
Aqua regia contains one part by volume of nitric acid and three parts by volume of hydrochloric acid.


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  1. Aqua regia is a mixture of three moles of concentrated hydrochloric acid (HCl) and one mole of concentrated nitric acid HNO3 i.e. 3:1 ratio of HCl and HNO3 it is used to dissolve metals such as gold Mercury and many more.
  2. Reaction- 3HClCons+HNO3consNOClTilderreagent+[Cl]NascantChloride+H2O
  3. So, the correct statement is Aqua regia contains one part by volume of concentrated nitric acid and three parts by volume of concentrated hydrochloric acid.

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