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Chemical or acid that melts gold, silver, platinum,palladium, and rhodium

hi... anyone can help me what chemical or acid that can melt gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium..tnx.

Alger Avenido
student - Philippines
August 31, 2011

Hi, Alger.

Acids don't melt metals but they do dissolve them. Hot aqua regia will dissolve rhodium only slightly, but will dissolve the others. Now, why do you ask? Please remember that, without context, questions can rarely be answered well. I am going on vacation; do you think it would be better to take a train or a ship to get to my destination?

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
September 1, 2011

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