Heat is needed to change solid to liquid even to gas!
The number of bacteria is given by:
N(t) = N(o) x 2ⁿ
Where N(t) is the number after n hours have passed and N(o) is the original number which is 15.
The number grown in the 12th hour is the difference in the number after the 11th and the 12th hour. Thus:
15 x 2¹² - 15 x 2¹¹
= 30,720 bacteria
Molarity is defined as the ratio of number of moles to the volume of solution in litres.
The mathematical expression is given as:

Here, molarity is equal to 1.43 M and volume is equal to 785 mL.
Convert mL into L
As, 1 mL = 0.001 L
Thus, volume =
= 0.785 L
Rearrange the formula of molarity in terms of number of moles:

n = 
= 1.12255 mole
Now, Number of moles = 
Molar mass of potassium hydroxide = 56.10 g/mol
1.12255 mole = 
mass in g =
= 62.97 g
Hence, mass of
= 62.97 g