2 mL each of concentrated HCl, HNO3 and a mixture of concentrated HCl and concentrated HNO3 in the ratio of 3 : 1 were taken in test tubes labelled as A, B and C. A small piece of metal was put in each test tube. No change occurred in test tubes A and B but the metal got dissolved in test tube C respectively. The metal could be (a) Al (b) Au (c) Cu (d) Pt
ScienceClass 10CBSEAnswered 27 Mar 2026
Answer
Soln:
Answer is (b) Au
Explanation:
Answer is gold because solution C is mixture of Concentrated HCL and Concentrated HNO3 which is called aqua rezia. Aqua Rezia dissolves gold.