Answer:
pOH = 1.3, pH = 12.7
Explanation:
Since NaOH is a strong base, it will completely ionize; further, since it completely ionizes, our hydroxide concentration (a product of the ionization) will be the same as the given concentration of NaOH.
NaOH -> Na⁺ + OH⁻, [OH⁻] = 5.0 x 10^-2 M
pOH is the negative log of the hydroxide concentration, so plug our hydroxide concentration in:
pOH = -log[OH⁻] = -log[5.0 x 10^-2 M] = 1.3
Since pH + pOH = 14, we can plug in pOH and solve for pH:
pH + 1.3 = 14
pH = 14 - 1.3 = 12.7
Thus, our pOH = 1.3 and pH = 12.7.
