AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Specification 5.2.2.2, 5.2.2.3, 5.4.2.4, 5.4.2.5, 5.4.3.4 · Paper 3
A solution in which a substance is dissolved in water; the dissolved substance is labelled (aq) in a chemical equation.
Revise: Chemical State SymbolsAqueous means dissolved in water. It is not a fourth state of matter: an aqueous solution is a liquid mixture, but (aq) tells us that the named substance is dissolved in water.
- Revise: Properties of Ionic Compounds
- Revise: The pH Scale and Neutralisation
A solution in which water is the solvent; shown by the state symbol .