Chemistry 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 15 - Acids and Bases - Questions & Problems - Page 710: 15.14

Answer

pOH is the negative logarithm of the $OH^-$ concentration ($M$). $pOH = -log[OH^-]$ The equation that relates pOH and pH is: $pH + pOH = 14$

Work Step by Step

This equation is the derivation of the $K_w$ equation: $[H^+] \times [OH^-] = 10^{-14}$ $log ([H^+] \times [OH^-]) = log(10^{-14})$ $log[H^+] + log[OH^-] = -14$ $-pH + (-pOH) = -14$ $pH + pOH = 14$
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