Question

Calculate the pH of a solution with a pOH of 5. Is this solution acidic or basic?

Answer 1

`9` and basic

Explanation:

`"pH + pOH = 14" color(white)(...)`{Why does pH + pOH = 14?}

`"pH" = 14 - "pOH"`
`color(white)("pH") = 14 - 5`
`color(white)("pH") = 9`

We got `"pH"` more than `7`. Hence the solution is basic.