Which acid (or chemical) dissolves both Silver (Ag) and Gold (Au) {together}at the same time?

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anor277
Jun 19, 2018

I think you are looking for #"aqua regia"#

Explanation:

...a mix of conc. nitric and conc. hydrochloric acids that has the property of dissolving gold.... See here and here. The active ingredient is the highly oxidizing nitrosyl chloride, #NOCl#...

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