What is the pH of an aqueous solution prepared from a 600*mg mass of NaOH dissolved in 75*mL of water?

1 Answer
Oct 27, 2016

pH~=13

Explanation:

We need to find [HO^-] = "Moles of hydroxide"/"Volume of water" = (0.600*g)/(40.00*g*mol^-1)xx1/(75.0xx10^-3L) = 0.20*mol*L^-1.

Now pOH = -log_10[HO^-] = -log_10(0.20) = -(-0.70) = 0.70.

But we know (or should know) that in water at 298*K, pH+pOH=14.

Thus pH=14-0.70=?????????