Nitric acid does not react with:

Q. Nitric acid does not react with:
Answer: Gold
Notes: Concentrated nitric acid is a very strong oxidator capable of reacting with the noble metals such as copper or silver. Some precious metals, such as pure gold and platinum-group metals do not react with nitric acid. However, pure gold does react with aqua regia, a mixture of concentrated nitric acid and hydrochloric acid.

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