What is the "normality" of a solution prepared by dissolving a 5*g mass of sodium hydroxide in a 1*L volume of water?

1 Answer
Aug 19, 2017

"Normality"=0.125*mol*L^-1.

Explanation:

Here "molarity" -= "normality". Why? Because hydroxide anion does not speciate to any degree in aqueous solution.

And "molarity" -= "moles of solute"/"volume of solution"

=((5*g)/(40.0*g*mol^-1))/(1*L)=(0.125*mol)/(1*L)=0.125*mol*L^-1 with respect to NaOH(aq).

What is pH of this solution? We know that pH+pOH=14 under standard conditions.