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Calculating molarity given the pH value and Ksp
« on: March 24, 2015, 11:58:25 PM »
I'm just gonna jump right in here and throw this down:

What is the molarity of a Ca(OH)2 solution whose pH=11?

I have also found the Ksp of the solution to be 6.5x10-6, but how this is helpful to me I'm unsure.

There is also a similar problem with the pH=11.88, where I can only assume the process is the same.
I was able to determine the molarity of a HCl solution given pH, but that is only because the [H+] concentration is the same as the molarity with strong acids, so I just did 10 raised to the power of the pH. Is that process helpful in this regard, or am I hopelessly off-track?
Any assistance is appreciated.

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Re: Calculating molarity given the pH value and Ksp
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2015, 06:22:35 AM »
What is concentration of OH- in a solution with pH 11?
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Re: Calculating molarity given the pH value and Ksp
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2015, 11:08:13 AM »
Well 14-pH=pOH which is 14-11=3, and 10-3 = .001, but the final answer I'm supposed to be getting to is 0.0005.
I've been seeing where people are doing Ksp=(1.0 x 10-pH)2/(HZ/HC), which would end up being 6.5x10-6=(1.0x10-11)2/(HC)
Then being (1.0x10-11)2/(6.5x10-6)2
But the answer that got me was nowhere near the 0.0005 I'm trying to get to. I could be making this entirely too complicated.

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Re: Calculating molarity given the pH value and Ksp
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2015, 11:51:15 AM »
Well 14-pH=pOH which is 14-11=3, and 10-3 = .001, but the final answer I'm supposed to be getting to is 0.0005.

Is the concentration of Ca(OH)2 the same as that of OH-?

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