Leave the hot aqua regia solution in an open container until cool.
Aqua regia container.
Perform all work in a secondary container that is clean and free of organic matter.
Aqua regia ˈ r eɪ ɡ i ə ˈ r iː dʒ i ə.
Never remove a container with aqua regia from the fume hood.
Leave the hot aqua regia solution in an open container until cool.
It is very likely to become hot more than 100 o c.
Regal water or king s water is a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid optimally in a molar ratio of 1 3.
Never store aqua regia in a closed.
Never store aqua regia in a closed.
It is very likely to become hot more than 100 o c.
Adding any acids or bases to aqua regia or spraying it with water will accelerate the exothermic reaction.
Keep the sash as low as possible to capture the toxic fumes.
Aqua regia solution is very energetic and potentially explosive.
Aqua regia is a yellow orange sometimes red fuming liquid so named by alchemists because it can dissolve the noble metals gold and platinum though not all metals.
All handling of aqua regia must be done with glassware inside a fume hood.
Adding any acids or bases to aqua regia or spraying it with water will accelerate the exothermic reaction.