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What would a solution with a pOH value of 9 be categorized as?

What would a solution with a pOH value of 9 be categorized as?-example-1
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Acid

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pH is a measure of how acidic/basic water is. The range goes from 0 - 14, with 7 being neutral. pHs of less than 7 indicate acidity, whereas a pH of greater than 7 indicates a base.

As with the hydrogen-ion concentration, the concentration of the hydroxide ion can be expressed logarithmically by the pOH.

We have that pH + pOH = 14

Therefore pH= 14- pOH

In this case, we have pH= 14-9 = 5

A pH of 5 is similar to that of coffee, therefore the best answer is: acid

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