How do you calculate the ionic strength of 0.0087 M NaOH?

1 Answer
Oct 16, 2016

The ionic strength of 0.0087 mol/L #"NaOH"# is 0.0087 mol/L.

Explanation:

The molar ionic strength, #I#, of a solution is a function of the concentration of all ions in that solution.

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where

#c_i# is the molar concentration of ion #i#
#z_i# is the charge on that ion
and the sum is taken over all ions in the solution.

#I = 1/2["0.0087 mol/L" × ("+1")^2 + "0.0087 mol/L" × ("-1")^2] = "0.0087 mol/L"#