Question

If a solution has a pOH of 8.71, what is the [H+]?

Answer 1

Answer: $5.1\times 10^{-6}M$

Explanation:

pH or pOH is the measure of acidity or alkalinity of a solution.

pH is calculated by taking negative logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration.

$pH=-\log [H^+]$

$pH+pOH=14$

Putting in the values:

$pH=14-8.71=5.29$

$5.29=-log[H^+]$

$[H^+]=5.1\times 10^{-6}$

Thus $[H^+]$ is $5.1\times 10^{-6}M$