What is the OH concentration if the pOH is 6.009?

1 Answer
Mar 28, 2018

Around #9.79*10^-7 \ "M"#.

Explanation:

The #"pOH"# of a substance is related through the following equation,

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

  • #[OH^-]# is the hydroxide ion concentration in terms of molarity

So, we got:

#-log[OH^-]=6.009#

#[OH^-]=10^-6.009 \ "M"#

#~~9.79*10^-7 \ "M"#