Salt Water
Definition
Salt water is an example of an aqueous solution where salt (sodium chloride) is the solute and water is the solvent.
Analogy
Imagine you're at the beach and you accidentally swallow some seawater. That salty taste? That's because sea water is essentially salt water - it's like nature's own soup with salt (sodium chloride) mixed into water!
Related terms
Aqueous Solution: A solution where water acts as the solvent.
Ionic Compound: A compound composed of positive and negative ions, such as sodium chloride (salt).
Electrolyte: A substance that produces an electrically conducting solution when dissolved in water.
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