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Properties of bismuth.
Bismuth is most readily dissolved by nitric acid, which reacts with the metal rapidly whether the acid is dilute or concentrated.1
In contrast, bismuth is not attacked by hydrochloric acid and is only slightly affected by hot sulfuric acid.1