[wonderkid]

what is the differences between liquid and aqueous?i'm confused!

[Will]

what is the differences between liquid and aqueous?

Liquids are compounds that are liquids under the conditions the reaction is happening at and is not dissolved in water. This includes many organic compounds, Hg_(l) and Br_2(l) at rtp. Most acids and bases are aqueous, for example: H₂SO_4(aq), HCl_(aq), NH_3(aq) and NaOH_(aq). Anything dissolved in water (like acids and bases) is aqueous, so you can have Br_2(aq) and NaCl_(aq).

Are you asking what are the differences in the properties between liquids and aqueous solutions?

[Dan]

Aqueous just means 'dissolved in water', whereas a liquid is a pure substance in the liquid phase.

so, NH_3(l) is pure ammonia in the liquid phase.

but, NH_3(aq) is ammonia dissolved in water.

[Donaldson Tan]

In most cases, the chemical properties of a component in an aqueous mixture will be intensified in the liquid state because the liquid state consist of 100% of that component.

In some cases, new properties arises because of interaction between the component and the solvent (water). One such example would be pure phenol versus aqueous phenol. Aqueous phenol is actually phenolic acid. There is acidic dissociation that produces ions, thus making aqueous phenol capable of conducting electricity. However, liquid phenol cannot conduct electricity