What is the pH of a mass of 4.66mg of barium hydroxide dissolved in a 1L volume of water?

1 Answer
Oct 26, 2016

pH=9.74

Explanation:

We need to find (i), [HO] = 2×4.66×103g171.34gmol1×1L = 5.44×105molL1.

And (ii), pOH = log10[HO] = log10(5.44×105) = 4.26.

And since (iii) pH+pOH=14,pH=144.26=9.74.