What is the hydroxide ion concentration, [OH-], in an aqueous solution with a hydrogen ion...
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What is the hydroxide ion concentration, {eq}[OH^-] {/eq}, in an aqueous solution with a hydrogen ion concentration of {eq}[H^+]=3.5 \times 10^{-3} M {/eq} ?
The Water Autoionization Constant:
Kw, the water autoionization constant, is the relationship between {eq}OH^- {/eq} and {eq}H^+ {/eq} in solution. Kw is equal to {eq}1.0 \times 10^{-14} {/eq}.
You might be wondering why I'm talking about water autoionization when the problem above is asking about the hydroxide ion concentration. Well, Kw is useful for calculating the concentrations of {eq}OH^- {/eq} and {eq}H^+ {/eq} in solution because:
$$K_w= [H^+] \times [OH^-] $$
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