Aq Full Form in Chemistry | What does Aq mean in Chemistry ?

Aq Full Form in Chemistry

What does aq mean?

The aq full form in chemistry is an aqueous solution. The aq is mostly shown in chemical equations and appear in the description of the research papers 

What does aqueous mean in chemistry

• The word aqueous comes from aqua and the meaning of aqueous is water. 

Aqueous solution meaning 

• A solution in which water is used as a solvent (dissolving medium) to dissolve other chemical substances (solute) is called an aqueous solution.
• The hydrophilic substances (water-friendly) dissolves in water easily. Examples of acids, bases and salts  are hydrophilic

Examples of aqueous solution are 

• An aqueous mixture of Sodium chloride in water 

          NaCl(s) → Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq)

• Sodium hydroxide dissolved in water 

Types of aqueous solutions (aq solutions)

There are two types of aqueous solutions

• Electrolyte solutions 

              They contain dissolved ions and can conduct electricity 

               Eg.  Sodium chloride in water, NaCl dissolves in water and dissociates to form ions

• Non-electrolyte solutions

             They do not contain ions in the solution, therefore, they do not conduct electricity 

              Eg. Glucose (Sugar) dissolved in water, glucose dissolves in water but does not dissociate into ions in the solution. At the molecular level sugar structure remains intact 

Non-aqueous solution meaning

• A solution in which liquid is used as a solvent except water to dissolve other chemical substances (solute) is called a non-aqueous solution 
• Non- aqueous solvents are alcohols, ethers, benzene, acetone, toluene, vegetable oil etc

Non-aqueous solution examples 

• Sulphur (solute)  dissolved in carbon disulphide(solvent or dissolving medium) 
• Iodine dissolved in alcohol, 
• Iodine dissolved in CCL4
• Benzene dissolved in toluene

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