What is Aqueous solution?
[[Image:Na+H2O.svg|thumb|right|The first [[solvation shell]] of a sodium ion dissolved in water]] An '''aqueous solution''' is a [[solution]] where the [[solvent]] is [[water]]. In a [[chemical equation]] it is written by adding (aq) to the [[Chemical formula|formula]]. A solution of ordinary table salt in water would be written as NaCl(aq). NaCl is the part that means table salt. The word ''aqueous'' means being [[solvation|dissolved]] in [[water]]. Water is a [[solvent]]. It is found all over the place. Water is a solvent in [[chemistry]].<ref>Zumdahl S. 1997. ''Chemistry''. 4th ed. [[Boston]]: [[Houghton Mifflin Company]]. p 133-145.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Chemical solutions}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Aqueous Solution}} [[Category:Chemistry]] {{chem-stub}}