Calculate the mass (in g) of solid potassium hydroxide required to prepare:

a) 1.75 litres of a solution with pH 11.5

1 answer

pOH = 14 - pH = 2.5

[OH⁻] = 1.0E-2.5 = .0032 M

1.75 * .0032 = .0056 moles of KOH

multiply by the molar mass to find the quantity required