Aqueous solvent

Definition

A solvent in which water is the solvent or main solvent.

Used by OCR

Specification C2.1g · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher)

An aqueous solvent contains water as its solvent or main solvent. Water and sodium chloride solution are both aqueous choices. A non-aqueous solvent is not water; examples include ethanol and propanone.
Revise: Chromatography Techniques

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GCSE Chemistry · key term

A solvent in which water is the solvent or main solvent.

Used by OCR

Specification C2.1g · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher)

An aqueous solvent contains water as its solvent or main solvent. Water and sodium chloride solution are both aqueous choices. A non-aqueous solvent is not water; examples include ethanol and propanone.
Revise: Chromatography Techniques

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