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What is the concentration of hydroxide ions in pure water at 30.0c, if kw at this temperature is 1.47 x 10-14?

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In pure water, the concentration of hydronium ions, or H⁺, will equal the concentration of hydroxide ions. That is [H⁺] = [OH⁻].

Remember that Kw = [H⁺][OH⁻] for water and if [H⁺] and [OH⁻] are both equal, we can easily solve for them by taking the square root of Kw.

[H⁺] = [OH⁻] = sqrt(1.47*10^-14) = 1.21*10^-7

The concentration of hydroxide ions at 30 degrees Celsius is 1.21*10^-7
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