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When aqua regia dissolves HgS, the function of the HCl in the mixture is to
detailed solution
Correct option is D
Aqua regia functions as both an oxidising and a complexing agent while dissolving HgS. The ions oxidise the ions to free sulphur and the Cl ions to soluble complex-ions, , in the presence of hydronium ions.
Thus, When aqua regia dissolves HgS, the function of the HCl in the mixture is to complex the mercury.
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