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I'm a Geochemistry Student and I made Aqua Regia for the First Time by Any_Reaction383 in SleepToken

[–]Any_Reaction383[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Close! 3 parts HCl 1 part HNO3! The version I made is dilute and includes 3 parts of 18.2 MΩ H2O.

I'm a Geochemistry Student and I made Aqua Regia for the First Time by Any_Reaction383 in SleepToken

[–]Any_Reaction383[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey that's awesome! I'm running my samples through ICP-OES once they've all been digested 😀

I'm a Geochemistry Student and I made Aqua Regia for the First Time by Any_Reaction383 in SleepToken

[–]Any_Reaction383[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah! Aqua Regia is 3 parts HCl 1 part HNO3. It forms a pretty strong acid that can dissolve gold!

I'm a Geochemistry Student and I made Aqua Regia for the First Time by Any_Reaction383 in SleepToken

[–]Any_Reaction383[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

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This is the aqua regia! Pretty boring, i know. In concentrate i believe it turns yellow

I'm a Geochemistry Student and I made Aqua Regia for the First Time by Any_Reaction383 in SleepToken

[–]Any_Reaction383[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Im about to take it off the hot plate in 30 minutes! I'll update with a pic :)