A sample of NaOH has a pOH of 0. What is the hydroxide ion concentration of this solution?

1 Answer
Mar 21, 2018

I get the hydroxide ion concentration is #1 \ "M"#.

Explanation:

Well, the solution has a #"pOH"=0#.

To find the concentration, we use the #"pOH"# equation, which states that,

#"pOH"=-log[OH^-]#

here, #"pOH"=0#, and so

#-log[OH^-]=0#

#log[OH^-]=0#

#[OH^-]=10^0 \ "M"#

#=1 \ "M"#