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Aqua Regis

GoldRush
in Chemistry

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Hello,I am needing a little help in the process of making aqua regia,Is this correct?1 pound of nitrate,1 quart of distilled water to dissolve nitrate,1 quart of muratic acid,3 quarts of sufferic acid to make 1 aqua regia bath.If this is correct how many ounces of computer fingers( gold content ) will it dissolve?Thank you in advance very much for helping me.

  • 7 months later...

The aqua regia would also dissolve the other metals and probably some of the plastics - the dissolving of the gold would depend on how much other stuff is dissolved.

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