Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 15 - Sections 15.1-15.12 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 747: 81a

Answer

$[OH^-] = 0.15M$ $[H_3O^+] = 6.667\times 10^{- 14}M$ pH = 13.18 pOH = 0.82

Work Step by Step

1. Since NaOH is a strong base: $[OH^-] = [NaOH] = 0.15M$ 2. Calculate pOH and pH: $pOH = -log[OH^-]$ $pOH = -log( 0.15)$ $pOH = 0.8239$ $pH + pOH = 14$ $pH + 0.8239 = 14$ $pH = 13.1761$ 3. Now, find $[H_3O^+]$ $[OH^-] * [H_3O^+] = Kw = 10^{-14}$ $ 1.5 \times 10^{- 1} * [H_3O^+] = 10^{-14}$ $[H_3O^+] = \frac{10^{-14}}{ 1.5 \times 10^{- 1}}$ $[H_3O^+] = 6.667 \times 10^{- 14}$
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