Q39 · Practice questionSimple familiar4 marks
QUESTION 39 (4 marks)
A cleaning solution contains sodium hydroxide at .
a) Calculate its pOH and pH. [2 marks]
b) Calculate its pH after 10.0 mL is diluted to 250.0 mL. [2 marks]
WORKED SOLUTION
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a) pOH = 2.40; pH = 11.60. b) pH = 10.20.
Initially and . After dilution , giving pOH=3.796 and pH=10.204.
- Calculates initial pOH = 2.40. [1 marks]
- Calculates initial pH = 11.60. [1 marks]
- Calculates diluted [OH⁻] = 1.6 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹. [1 marks]
- Calculates diluted pH = 10.20. [1 marks]
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