Answer:
The pH of 500 cm³, 0.2 mol/dm³, Ca(OH₂) is ≈ 13.6
Explanation:
The given parameters are;
Concentration of the calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH₂) = 0.2 mol/dm³
Volume of the calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH₂) = 500 cm³
Given that the calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH₂), undergoes complete ionization in water, complete dissociation, we have;
Ca(OH₂) ⇄ Ca²⁺ + 2 OH⁻
Therefore, we have;
2 moles of [OH⁻] for each mole of Ca(OH₂) which gives the concentration of [OH⁻] as
[OH⁻] = 2 × 0.2 ≈ 0.4 mol/dm³
The pH is given by the formula
pH = 14 + ㏒₁₀ [OH⁻]
pH = 14 + ㏒₁₀ (0.4) = 14 - 0.3979 = 13.6021 ≈ 13.6
The pH of the 500 cm³ 0.2 mol/dm³ Ca(OH₂) ≈ 13.6.
