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Salt Water is a homogeneous mixture. More specifically, a solution. Even more specifically, an aqueous solution.

Water is a compound, H2O. (Not assuming you don't know this...)

Salt is also a compound, NaCl. It is made up of Na+ (Sodium) and Cl- (Chloride) ions. Hence its scientific name is Sodium Chloride.

When Salt is put in water, it exists in separate Na+ and Cl- ions, not as a whole NaCl molecule. This is called an aqueous state, therefore giving Salt Water the title of "aqueous solution."

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