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What is the pOH of 5.92x10 -2

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Answer: 1.23

Explanation: Given that there is no reaction, I will assume that the molarity corresponds to that of a base.

Therefore,

All you have to do is take the negative logarithm of that molarity

Indeed, pOH = -log(5.92x10^-2) = 1.2277 = 1.23

Note:

We could also do this for the pH.

If we were finding the pH, and that we are given the molarity (also known as [OH-]), then, we would also use the negative logarithm (-log (molarity)).

If we wanted to do the opposite, we could find the molarity with the pOH using the inverse logarithm.

10^(-1.2277) = 5.92 x 10^-2

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