Monday, January 30, 2006

STATES SYMBOLS

STATES SYMBOLS

(s) represents solid states
(l) represents liquid states
(g) represents gaseous states
(aq) represents aqueous states - means dissolved in water.

Question 1: 'Is water in aqueous state?'
Answer: No!! Simply because water cannot dissolve in water!!!

Question2: ' Is there any difference between gases vs gaseous?'
Answer: gases are particles that can move freely, while gaseous is to describe the state of the particles.