Question

The pH of a solution is 8. What is the value of pOH of the solution?

Answer 1

• pH is the measure of the concentration of ${\mathrm{H}}^{+}$ions and pOH is the measure of the concentration of ${\mathrm{OH}}^{-}$ions.
• pH expresses the acidic or basic nature of the solution,
• So, the pH of the given solution is 8.
• The pOH of the solution = $14-pH$
• The pOH = $14-8=6$
• The pOH of the given solution is 6.
• Hence, the value of pOH of the solution is 6 for pH 8.