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The pH of a solution is 2.0. Which statement is correct?
Useful formulas include StartBracket upper H subscript 3 upper O superscript plus EndBracket equals 10 superscript negative p H., StartBracket upper O upper H superscript minus EndBracket equals 10 superscript negative p O H., p H plus P O H equals 14., and StartBracket upper H subscript 3 upper O superscript plus EndBracket StartBracket upper O upper H superscript minus EndBracket equals 10 to the negative 14 power..
The pOH of the solution is 12.0.
The concentration of OH– ions is 1.0 mc021-5.jpg 10–2 M.
The concentration of Upper H subscript 3 upper O superscript plus. ions is 100.0 M.
The pOH of the solution is 16.0.

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Correct answer: The pOH of the solution is 12.0.

Reason: pOH = 14 − pH = 14 − 2.0 = 12.0. Then [H3O+] = 10^−pH = 10^−2 = 0.01 M and [OH−] = 10^−pOH = 10^−12 = 1.0×10^−12 M, so the other statements are false.