Aqua Regia Container

Perform all work in a secondary container that is clean and free of organic matter.

Aqua regia container.

Adding any acids or bases to aqua regia or spraying it with water will accelerate the exothermic reaction. All handling of aqua regia must be done with glassware inside a fume hood. It is very likely to become hot more than 100 o c. Never store aqua regia in a closed.

Keep the sash as low as possible to capture the toxic fumes. It is very likely to become hot more than 100 o c. Aqua regia solution is very energetic and potentially explosive. Aqua regia ˈ r eɪ ɡ i ə ˈ r iː dʒ i ə.

Never raise it above the indicated position 18 inches. Regal water or king s water is a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid optimally in a molar ratio of 1 3. Never remove a container with aqua regia from the fume hood. Leave the hot aqua regia solution in an open container until cool.

Leave the hot aqua regia solution in an open container until cool. Aqua regia solution is very energetic and potentially explosive. Never store aqua regia in a closed.