aqua regia

English - Turkish

Definition of aqua regia in English Turkish dictionary: altın suyu; kral suyu; Kral suyu: Asitlerin az etki ettiği ya da etki etmediği altın ve platin gibi metallerle tepkimeye girebilen kuvvetli bir asit çözeltisi. Hidroklorik asit ve Nitrik asitin 3: 1 oranında göre karıştırılmasıyla oluşur. İlk defa Ebu Musa Câbir bin Hayyam tarafından bulunduğu tahmin edilmektedir; altınsuyu

English - English

Definition of aqua regia in English English dictionary: An extremely powerful acid mixture composed of three parts concentrated hydrochloric acid to one part concentrated nitric acid; Aqua regia (Latin: royal water) or aqua regis (king's water) is a highly corrosive mixture of acids, fuming yellow or red solution, also called nitro-hydrochloric acid. The mixture is formed by freshly mixing concentrated nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, usually in a volume ratio of 1: 3, respectively. It was named so because it can dissolve the so-called royal metals, or noble metals, gold and platinum. However, ruthenium, tantalum, iridium, osmium, titanium, rhodium and a few other metals are capable of withstanding its corrosive properties; (Kimya) A highly corrosive mixture of concentrated nitric and hydrochloric acids; a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold); mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids capable of dissolving gold and platinum; Aqua regia is a 3: 1 mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid Aqua regia is used to test gold and platinum; it is just about one of the few substances that can dissolve gold and platinum; (noun) A corrosive, fuming mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acids capable of dissolving metals such as platinum and gold; Corrosive chemical compound made of three parts hydrochloric acid and one part nitric acid Dissolves gold and platinum; A.R; nitro-hydrochloric acid