pOH

We defined pH as the negative log of the hydrogen ion concentration.

pH = - log(H⁺)

We can define a corresponding pOH for hydroxide ion concentration.

pOH = -log(OH^-)

The pH of this neutral solution is 7. What is the pOH?

pOH = 1    pOH = 7    pOH = 13  

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