pOH

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abbreviation chemistry The negative of the base 10 logarithm of the concentration of hydroxide ions, measured in moles per liter.

From p, denoting negative logarithm, and OH, denoting the hydroxyl radical.

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What is the pOH of a solution of 0.125 M sodium hydroxide?

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Slide 9: Examples Find [H+], [OH -], and pOH if pH = 8.32 

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Slide 8: Examples Find [H+], pH, and pOH if [OH -] = 3.4 x 10-6 M 

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Slide 7: Derivations of pH Also, [H+] [OH -] = 1 x 10-14  This is called the dissociation of water constant or  the ion-product constant of water (Kw) and relates the concentration of H+ and OH - for any solution Given these derivations, we can calculate the  pH, pOH, [H+], and [OH -] for any solution given one of the above!

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Determine the pH and the pOH when 25. 0ml of 0.12 M HCl titrates 30.0 ml of 0.12 M NaOH?

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.000101/50ml = .000101/.05L =. 00202M pOH = - log [OH -] = - log [.00202]

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 pH + pOH = 14 (this holds true for any solution)

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[OH -] Therefore, [H+] = 1 x 10-7 = [OH -]  We can define pOH as a measure of the  basicity of a solution pOH = - log [OH -] and [OH -] = 10-OH  For pure water, since [H+] = [OH -] = 1x 10-7,

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pOH = - log [OH -] = 1,004 pH+pOH = 14 pH = 14-pOH = 12,996

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