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Noble metals react only with ______.

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Noble metals react only with ______.

Options

  • sulphuric acid

  • hydrochloric acid

  • aqua regia

  • nitric acid

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Solution

Noble metals react only with aqua regia.

Explanation:

Noble metals like gold and platinum are chemically unreactive with single concentrated acids. They only dissolve in Aqua Regia, which is a freshly prepared 3 : 1 mixture of concentrated HCl and concentrated HNO3.

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Chapter 8: Study of Compounds: Hydrogen Chloride - Intext Question [Page 165]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 8 Study of Compounds: Hydrogen Chloride
Intext Question | Q 3. (vi) | Page 165
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